Five Children and It

TV Mini Series
1991
30m

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A group of children discovers a mysterious creature in the local sand pit who agrees to grant them one wish each day.A group of children discovers a mysterious creature in the local sand pit who agrees to grant them one wish each day.A group of children discovers a mysterious creature in the local sand pit who agrees to grant them one wish each day.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

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Simon Godwin

Cyril

Nicole Mowat

Anthea

Charles Richards

Robert

Tamzen Audas

Jane

Lewis Wilson

The Lamb

Alexander Wilson

The Lamb

Laura Brattan

Martha

Francis Wright

The Psammead

Paul Shearer

Andrew

Penny Morrell

Lady Chittenden

David Garlick

Groom

Mary Conlon

Mother

Philip Rham

Sir Wulfric

Jonathan Donne

Grown-Up Lamb

Ron Welling

Mr. Crispin

Andrew Barrow

Jakin

Joyce Windsor

Cook

Michelle Evans

Lady Chittenden's Niece

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The lyrics to the "Wishing" song, which The Psammead performs during the closing credits are: When you want your heart's desire/And there's nothing but the fire/Of a madly yearning wild imagination/When all you have to do is choose/And if you don't you're bound to lose/Something special in your life will pass you by/Castles in the air/Or a chest purest gold/Start a quest/Before you're old/Try wishing/A little harder every day/Wishing/To chase the clouds away!/In the twinkling of an eye/You'll grow tall/or even fly/You won't know until you try/So do/And in the magic that you find/Dream your dream away.

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The Psammead: [singing the "Wishing" song during the closing credits] When you want your heart's desire and there is nothing but the fire of a madly yearning wild imagination. When all you have to do is choose and if you don't, you're bound to loose, something special in your life will pass you by. Castles in the air or a chest of purest gold. Cast aside despair, start a quest, before you're old. Try wishing, a little harder everyday. Wishing, to chase the clouds away. In the twinkling of a eye, you could grow tall or even fly. You don't know until you try, so do! And with the magic you will find, dream your dream away!

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The Psammead is seen singing "Wishing" during the closing credits.

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Featured in The Worlds of Fantasy: The Child Within (2008)

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Wishing
Composed by Michael Omer
Sung by Francis Wright

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Enchanting children's fantasy with genuine escapism.

This was made as a six part serial for the BBC in 1991. It was very successful and much of this is due to the quirky charm of the Psammead, a sand fairy. The story is a faithful adaptation of E.Nesbit's classic novel and possesses all of the enchantment and magic of the original. The children happen on an ancient and temperamental sand fairy, the Psammead, as they play in a gravel pit. It finds itself compelled to grant three wishes a day which it does somewhat resentfully by inflating its wrinkly stomach, these moments alone are well worth the price of the video (the DVD fully remastered with extras is due for release in October 2004). This is well worth a look.