Summary After her parents are killed in a plane crash over the Grand Canyon, Melanie, a teenager girl and her younger brother and sister are sent to London to live with their uncle, Philip. There, she meets his mute wife Margaret, who is mistreated by and terrified of her husband and only converses through notes. She also meets Margaret's younger brothers Francie, a fiddler, and the rakish Finn. Her uncle is a toy maker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but he also maintains dictatorial control over his family and intends to exercise the same control over the new arrival. View more details
Directed : David Wheatley
Written : Angela Carter
Stars : Tom Bell Caroline Milmoe Kilian McKenna Patricia Kerrigan
Genres : Fantasy Horror Drama
Release date : Nov 18, 1987
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Granada Television
Summary After her parents are killed in a plane crash over the Grand Canyon, Melanie, a teenager girl and her younger brother and sister are sent to London to live with their uncle, Philip. There, she meets his mute wife Margaret, who is mistreated by and terrified of her husband and only converses through notes. She also meets Margaret's younger brothers Francie, a fiddler, and the rakish Finn. Her uncle is a toy maker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but he also maintains dictatorial control over his family and intends to exercise the same control over the new arrival. View more details
Genres : Fantasy Horror Drama
Release date : Nov 18, 1987
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Granada Television
