Kizzy

1976 · Ended · 1 season · 6 episodes · Drama, Family · United Kingdom

Creator John Tully · Channel BBC One · Starring Vanessa Furst, Anne Ridler, Melissa Docker

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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Episodes

6 episodes · January 1976 – February 1976
  1. Episode 1: 1. The WagonJanuary 21, 1976 · 27 min
    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.
  2. Episode 2: 2. 'What Shall We Do with Kizzy?'January 28, 1976 · 27 min
    Having been made to attend school, Kizzy struggles to adapt, and is being bullied constantly.
  3. Episode 3: 3. 'She Can't Stay There!'February 4, 1976 · 27 min
    The funeral service for Kizzy's grandmother raises one important question — where Kizzy belongs going forward.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Into CareFebruary 11, 1976 · 27 min
    Kizzy's case goes to court, and Mrs Cuthbert does her best to stir things — but there's a possible solution offered.
  5. Episode 5: 5. No EscapeFebruary 18, 1976 · 27 min
    Kizzy may have a little stability at home, but the bullying continues. As always, her tornentors are cowards at heart.
  6. Episode 6: 6. The BonfireFebruary 25, 1976 · 29 min
    Bonfire night arrives, and it seems that Kizzy has finally turned a corner with the local girls — but an accident threatens everything.

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
28 minutes
FIRST AIRED
January 21, 1976
LAST AIRED
February 25, 1976
PRODUCTION COMPANY
BBC

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