Childhood

1977 · Drama · 1 Season · 6 Episodes · 0.0

Anthology of plays showing the world as children see it.

Episodes

E11. Baa Baa Blacksheep1977-02-16A faithful adaptation of Kipling's riveting autobiographical short story, detailing a harrowing period of his life between the ages of 6 and 11, under the care of foster parents in England, while his parents lived in India.E22. An Only Child1977-04-28Michael O'Donovan has raised his son to believe in the English way of life, but this teaching must change with the coming of the Irish troubles in 1916.E33. There Is a Happy Land1977-05-05Keith Waterhouse's near autobiographical tale about characters from his childhood.E44. A Great Day for Bonzo1977-05-11Three children playing in a deserted barn encounter a mysterious stranger. He seems frightened of being discovered, and to get rid of them he gives them his dog Bonzo.E55. Easter Tells Such Dreadful Lies1977-05-19Shortly before leaving for a camping trip, young Harry Braden teasingly tells his impressionable nine year old sister Easter that their father, a respected physician, is having an affair with one of his patients. Devoted to her father, Easter concocts an outrageous romantic affair in her mind, while befriending her father's "mistress". Harry later returns from his trip to find that Easter's wild imagination has created a tempest in a teacup for the bewildered adults.E66. Possessions1977-05-25When the father of a South Wales family dies during the Twenties depression, things become hard. But the widowed Cassie Pritchard and her three sons are determined to overcome the financial problems.