The Kids from 47A (1973-1974) TV Series

The Kids from 47A: Series 1

: The complete first series of the 1970s comedy following the escapades of four children who decide to fend for themselves in the absence of their parents. With their father long since posted missing and their mother hospitalised with an illness that will most likely end her life,16-year-old Jess Gathercole (Christine McKenna) realises that unless she can step up and look after her younger siblings Binny (Gaynor Hodgson), Willy (Nigel Greaves) and George (Russell Lewis) the family will be split up. Will the kids be able to look after themselves well enough to ensure that the authorities aren't alerted to their predicament? The episodes are: 'Gathercole Bunch', 'The Morning After', 'The Final Demand', 'The One-Eyed Monster', 'The Truant', 'The Burglar', 'Food for Thought', 'The Dancing Gathercoles', 'The Gambler', 'The New Neighbour', 'The Meeting', 'The Cleaner', 'Binny's Novel', 'Mr Grubb Comes Home' and 'All's Well That Ends Well'.
Actors:: Christine McKenna, Gaynor Hodgson, Nigel Greaves, Russell Lewis, Mary Macleod, Maryann Turner, Norman Pitt, Barrie Fletcher, Desmond Gill, Lloyd Lamble, Joan Newell, Ivor Roberts, Susan Tebbs, Jeanne Mockford, Talfryn Thomas, Ivan Beavis, Rosamond Burne, Mike Grady, Basil Lord, Tariq Yunus
Year:: 1973
Studio:: Network

BBFC:: Parental Guidance - general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Release Date:: Not available for rental
Other details:: Run time: 375 minutes; Colour: Colour
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: After Mum has being taken into hospital,and Dad far away, the young Gathercoles are left parent less. Jess realizes that this could result in the family being split up, so taking the role as matriarch, she and the family resolve to stay together. Comedy and farce are ensured as Jess struggles (and succeeds) in keeping the secret from the authorities..
Actors:: Christine McKenna, Gaynor Hodgson, Russell Lewis, Nigel Greaves, Susan Brown, Michael Hall, Daphne Heard, Arthur Hewlett, Dudley Jones, John Owens, Iris Sadler, Peggy Ann Wood, Paul Alexander, Rosemary Billam, Sally Anne Marlowe, Ivor Roberts, Scott Robinson, Zulema Dene, Lloyd Lamble, Joan Newell
Year:: 1973

BBFC:: Classification is to be confirmed by the British Board of Film Classification
Release Date:: Not released

: After Mum has being taken into hospital,and Dad far away, the young Gathercoles are left parent less. Jess realizes that this could result in the family being split up, so taking the role as matriarch, she and the family resolve to stay together. Comedy and farce are ensured as Jess struggles (and succeeds) in keeping the secret from the authorities..
Actors:: Christine McKenna, Gaynor Hodgson, Russell Lewis, Nigel Greaves, Susan Brown, Ellis Dale, Frank Ellis, Robert Hartley, Sydney Bromley, Mike Grady, Frederick Radley, Peter Robert Scott, Garry Parsons, Lloyd Lamble, Sally Anne Marlowe, Joan Newell, Chris Range, Alan Foss, Raymond Mason, Royce Mills
Year:: 1974

BBFC:: Classification is to be confirmed by the British Board of Film Classification
Release Date:: Not released