The Kids from 47A

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

DVD details (2 discs)

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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Disc 2: