The return of the psammead. Episode 5 / directed by Marilyn Fox ; performed by Toby Ufindell-Phillips, Laura Clarke, Leonard Kirby, Vicci Avery, Polly Kemp, Frank Taylor, Joanna Barrett, Simon Slater, Francis Wright ; produced by Richard Callanan, British Broadcasting Corporation.

Imagine a small furry creature, thousands of years old, very grumpy, very vain, but able to make your wildest dreams come true. 'It' is a sand fairy or 'psammead', who lives in a gravel pit and was sleeping happily until disturbed. The children are allowed one wish a day, but sen...

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Main Authors:	Cresswell, Helen (Author, Screenwriter), Omer, Michael (Composer)
Other Authors:	Fox, Marilyn (Director), Callanan, Richard (Producer), Ufindell-Phillips, Toby (Actor), Clarke, Laura (Actor), Kirby, Leonard (Actor), Avery, Vicci (Actor), Kemp, Polly (Actor), Taylor, Frank (Actor), Barrett, Joanna (Actor), Slater, Simon, 1959- (Actor), Wright, Francis (Actor), Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1993.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	1901-1910 Fairy plays. Siblings > Drama. Magic > Drama. Wishes > Drama. Siblings Fairies Magic Wishes Great Britain > History > Edward VII, 1901-1910 > Drama. Great Britain children's films. Children's films Drama History Juvenile works Television adaptations Television adaptations. Children's films. Adaptations télévisées. Films pour enfants.
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Summary:	Imagine a small furry creature, thousands of years old, very grumpy, very vain, but able to make your wildest dreams come true. 'It' is a sand fairy or 'psammead', who lives in a gravel pit and was sleeping happily until disturbed. The children are allowed one wish a day, but sensible wishes aren't always easy to think of and sometimes things don't go according to plan.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2022). "By Helen Cresswell after the novels of E. Nesbit"--Title screen
Physical Description:	1 online resource (25 min.)
Playing Time:	00:25:00
Language:	In English.

The return of the psammead. Episode 5 / directed by Marilyn Fox ; performed by Toby Ufindell-Phillips, Laura Clarke, Leonard Kirby, Vicci Avery, Polly Kemp, Frank Taylor, Joanna Barrett, Simon Slater, Francis Wright ; produced by Richard Callanan, British Broadcasting Corporation.

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