Ballet Shoes (2008)

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Dreams do come true.

An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.

• Released: 2008-08-26
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Runtime: 1h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 277 votes

Directed by Sandra Goldbacher.

Top cast

• Emilia Fox as Sylvia Brown
• Victoria Wood as Nana
• Emma Watson as Pauline Fossil
• Yasmin Paige as Petrova Fossil
• Lucy Boynton as Posy Fossil
• Marc Warren as Mr. Simpson
• Richard Griffiths as Great Uncle Matthew
• Lucy Cohu as Theo Dane
• Gemma Jones as Dr. Jakes
• Harriet Walter as Dr. Smith

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Ballet Shoes

• United States: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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