A mysterious, old solicitor Mr Blunden offers a destitute family the chance to become housekeepers of a derelict country mansion, which is currently in his charge. Once there the children meet the spirits of others who died in a fire a hundred years earlier. They concoct a potion to enable them to travel back in time in the hope that they will be able to help their new friends.
Directed by
Lionel Jeffries
Written by
Antonia Barber (novel); Lionel Jeffries (writer).
Starring
Laurence Naismith (Mr. Blunden); Lynne Frederick (Lucy Allen); Garry Miller (Jamie Allen); Rosalyn Landor (Sara Latimer); Marc Granger (Georgie Latimer); Diana Dors (Mrs. Wickens the Housekeeper); Dorothy Alison (Mrs. Allen); James Villiers (Uncle Bertie); Madeline Smith (Bella); David Lodge (Mr. Wickens); Stuart Lock (Thomas); Deddie Davies (Meakin, Mrs. Wickens' Servant); Graham Crowden (Mr. Clutterbug); Erik Chitty (Mr. Claverton); Reg Lye (Sexton). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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