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Kizzy is a six-part 1976 BBC television miniseries based on Rumer Godden's novel The Diddakoi. It starred Vanessa Furst as orphan traveller (or Romani girl) called Kizzy, who faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community.
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- E1 The WagonNext upJan 21, 1976 · 27 min
Synopsis
A group of travellers arrive in a small village, where they're met with hostility. When it's time to leave, one very elderly traveller opts to stay, together with her young granddaughter Kizzy.
Guest stars: Paddy Ward (Nat), Angela Browne (Mrs Cuthbert), Meg Ritchie (Mildred Blount), Michael Wardle (Mr Blount), Ben Howard (Lumas Doe), Miriam Margolyes (Mrs Doe), Betty Hardy (Gran), Ernest C. Jennings (Uncle Jess)
- E2 'What Shall We Do with Kizzy?'Jan 28, 1976 · 27 min
Synopsis
Having been made to attend school, Kizzy struggles to adapt, and is being bullied constantly.
Guest stars: Meg Ritchie (Mildred Blount), Ben Howard (Lumas Doe), Miriam Margolyes (Mrs Doe), Betty Hardy (Gran), Ernest C. Jennings (Uncle Jess), Norah Blaney (Emma Smith), John Udall (Boyo), Francis Sargent (Albert)
- E3 'She Can't Stay There!'Feb 4, 1976 · 27 min
Synopsis
The funeral service for Kizzy's grandmother raises one important question — where Kizzy belongs going forward.
Guest stars: Paddy Ward (Nat), Angela Browne (Mrs Cuthbert), Meg Ritchie (Mildred Blount), Michael Wardle (Mr Blount), Ben Howard (Lumas Doe), Mary Sheen (Shop Assistant), Gail MacFarlane (Shop Assistant)
- E4 Into CareFeb 11, 1976 · 27 min
Synopsis
Kizzy's case goes to court, and Mrs Cuthbert does her best to stir things — but there's a possible solution offered.
Guest stars: Paddy Ward (Nat), Angela Browne (Mrs Cuthbert), Michael Wardle (Mr Blount), Seymour Green (Chairman), Stella Kemball (Magistrate)
- E5 No EscapeFeb 18, 1976 · 27 min
Synopsis
Kizzy may have a little stability at home, but the bullying continues. As always, her tornentors are cowards at heart.
Guest stars: Paddy Ward (Nat), Angela Browne (Mrs Cuthbert), Meg Ritchie (Mildred Blount)
- E6 The BonfireFeb 25, 1976 · 29 min
Synopsis
Bonfire night arrives, and it seems that Kizzy has finally turned a corner with the local girls — but an accident threatens everything.
Guest stars: Paddy Ward (Nat), Angela Browne (Mrs Cuthbert), Meg Ritchie (Mildred Blount)
Cast & crew
Created by John Tully
John Welsh
