The Secret Garden

TV Series
1975
G
3h 30m

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In 19th-century India, Mary Lennox is suddenly orphaned by cholera. Her only living relative is her uncle, Archibald Craven, so Mary is sent to live at his estate on the Yorkshire moors, whe... Read allIn 19th-century India, Mary Lennox is suddenly orphaned by cholera. Her only living relative is her uncle, Archibald Craven, so Mary is sent to live at his estate on the Yorkshire moors, where she discovers a secret garden and a cousin.In 19th-century India, Mary Lennox is suddenly orphaned by cholera. Her only living relative is her uncle, Archibald Craven, so Mary is sent to live at his estate on the Yorkshire moors, where she discovers a secret garden and a cousin.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 nominations total

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Sarah Hollis Andrews

Mary Lennox

Hope Johnstone

Mrs. Medlock

William Marsh

John

Jacqueline Hoyle

Martha

Jennie Goossens

Nurse

John Woodnutt

Mr. Archibald Craven

Tom Harrison

Ben Weatherstaff

David Patterson

Colin Craven

Lorraine Peters

Mrs. Sowerby

Andrew Harrison

Dickon

Richard Warner

Dr. Craven

Basil Clarke

Pitcher

Alison Lowndes

'Lizabeth Ellen

Gabrielle Hamilton

Mrs. Crawford…

John Linstrum

Mr. Roach

Liza Kendrick

Susan Sowerby

Jonathan Wall

Johnny Sowerby

Richard Beaumont

Basil Crawford

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Trivia
Following the common BBC practice at the time, shots on sound stages (including those of the "secret garden" itself) were made on videotape while exterior shots were made on film and converted to videotape. In the final video, those shots converted from film fail to be as crisp and clear as the shots made directly to videotape.

Goofs
At several points, one of the children is shown miss-speaking a line and quickly correcting themselves. One such point, appearing both in original and the condensed versions, occurs when Collin is speaking with his father after running into him outside the garden.

Crazy credits
In the 1984 condensed version, the BBC Video clip runs forward in the opening credits and runs backwards in the ending credits.

Alternate versions
In 1984, the seven episodes (totaling 200 min. 27 sec. on DVD in 2005) were combined and condensed into a singe 107 minute feature and aired on U.S. TV.

Connections
Featured in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001)

Soundtracks
Praise to the Holiest in the Height
Lyrics by John Newton
Music by Thomas Haweis

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8/10

Close to the book

Having recently had the opportunity to read the book "The Secret Garden" I was pleasantly surprised at how close this version is to the book. I now have four versions of this story, the 1947, 1975, 1987 and 1993 most of the other versions stray somewhat from the original story, even the majority of the script in this production is taken from the book. When I read the book I can visualise the actors in this production, the only change I could find was that Sarah Ann Medlock has been renamed Agnes. Sarah Hollis Andrews does a fine job as Mary and unlike other versions they used a genuine Yorkshire boy Andrew Harrison to play Dickon, David Patterson made a delightfully obnoxious (to start with) Colin. Of course this was a TV production so not in the same class as a Hollywood movie. Never the less full marks to the BBC on a great job.