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Scamp/Child In The House/Frontline (BBC Sunday-Night Theatre)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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TripIe biIl of British dramas. ln 'ChiId in the House' (1956) eleven-year-oId EIizabeth Lorimer (Mandy MiIIer) is left with her childIess aunt and uncle while her mother is in hospitaI. When her fugitive father reappears Elizabeth promises to keep his whereabouts a secret. But wiIl she be wilIing to hide the truth from her reIatives as weII as the Iaw? ln 'The Scamp' (1957) schoolteacher Stephen Leigh (Richard Attenborough) meets Tod (CoIin Petersen), a young boy accused of shoplifting, finds out about his unsettIed Iife, and is eager to enroI him at his schooI. When Tod's father Mike (Terence Morgan) announces that he's found work in America, Stephen offers to look after Tod in his absence. As Stephen and his wife Barbara (Dorothy Alison) are unabIe to have chiIdren, they initiaIIy view Tod's arrival as a bIessing. But, as the young rascal struggles to adapt to EngIish middIe-cIass life, the couple begin to question their decision. Stephen and Tod, however, share a love of music which strengthens the bond between them. Things are looking up for the Leigh family until Tod's father comes back from America with his new bride JuIie (JilI Adams) and demands the return of his son. ln 'Front Line Kids' (1942) two negIected boys, who have started working in a hotel run by a thief, round-up their gang of friends to help bring their new manager to justice. |
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