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Kizzy (1976)
Romany
I've been looking up old favourite TV programmes of childhood and this one had special significance for me. When i was small there were a lot of Romany camps around and during our trips out in the car my Mum would threaten to sell me to the gypsy's if i didn't behave. Of course this didn't work, i was fascinated by them, and later after we moved up north, like Kizzy i was bullied for being an outsider who was different so i had an empathy with her character. In her case the family were hounded by the authorities to give her an education so she had to go to school with the local kids in the area. Whilst living in the country i became friends with the children of a wealthy farmer who had ponies. In the story, Kizzy has her own pony, when he is threatened with the slaughter house a rich family offer to look after him for her. During her plight of bullying he becomes ill and has to be put down leaving her feeling even more alone in the world. True to all BBC children's drama there is a moral and a happy ending where the children fromm the school club together to get her a new pony. If only real life were like that.
The Georgian House (1976)
Children's supernatural drama
I'm in my forties now and still have vivid visual memories of this serial, especially the strange ritualistic carving that transports the young people back in time to rescue a child slave played by a guy who later went onto form the band Aswad.I wanted to be the Abbie character played by Adrienne Byrne, pretty, brave and intelligent. I loved drama that was spooky and this was one of my favourites along with The Children Of The Stones and The Owl Service. There was, as i remember a shock ending too, but i won't spoil it in case anyone has the opportunity to see it. It would be great if the drama could be brought back to the present day in the form of DVD.