Ballet Shoes (2007) (TV)

Director:

Sandra Goldbacher

Writers:

Noel Streatfeild (novel)
Heidi Thomas (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 December 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

Dreams do come true...

Plot:

The story of three orphan girls (Pauline, Petrova, and Posy), adopted by an eccentric explorer, Great Uncle Matthew, and his niece Sylvia, in 1930s London.

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Talent | 1930s | Ballet | Panto

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Emilia Fox	...	Sylvia Brown
Victoria Wood	...	Nana
Emma Watson	...	Pauline Fossil
Yasmin Paige	...	Petrova Fossil
Lucy Boynton	...	Posy Fossil
Richard Griffiths	...	Great Uncle Matthew
Marc Warren	...	Mr. Simpson
Lucy Cohu	...	Theo Dane
Gemma Jones	...	Dr. Jakes
Harriet Walter	...	Dr. Smith
Eileen Atkins	...	Madame Fidolia
Heather Nicol	...	Winifred Bagnall
Mary Stockley	...	Miss Jay
Teresa Churcher	...	Clara
Skye Bennett	...	Young Sylvia
Peter Bowles	...	Sir Donald Houghton
Don Gallagher	...	Mr. French
Emma Darwall-Smith	...	Titania (as Emma Darwall Smith)
Isabella Parriss	...	Cobweb
Jade Longley	...	Moth
Adrian Lester	...	Mr. Sholsky
Tim Wallers	...	Mr. Montague
Gresby Nash	...	Leopold Neville
Ebe Sievwright	...	Valentin Manoff
Ruth Brill	...	Featured Dancer
Natasha Mould	...	Featured Dancer
Jack Thorpe-Baker	...	Featured Dancer (as Jack Thorpe Baker)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellen Howard	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ceri Jerome	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Katie Lowe	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Laurence Richardson	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Sandra Goldbacher

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Noel Streatfeild		novel
Heidi Thomas		screenplay

Produced by
Michele Buck	....	executive producer: Granada
Matthew Hamilton	....	line producer
Patrick Spence	....	executive producer: BBC
Heidi Thomas	....	executive producer: BBC
Damien Timmer	....	executive producer: Granada
Piers Wenger	....	producer: Granada

Original Music by
Kevin Sargent

Cinematography by
Peter Greenhalgh

Film Editing by
Adam Recht

Casting by
Susie Parriss

Production Design by
Jeff Tessler

Art Direction by
Paul Gilpin

Costume Design by
Sheena Napier

Makeup Department
Alice Hopkins	....	make up & hair artist
Bea Millas	....	hair stylist (as Beatriz Millas)
Bea Millas	....	makeup artist (as Beatriz Millas)
Luca Saccuman	....	hair stylist
Luca Saccuman	....	makeup artist
Sue Wyburgh	....	make up & hair designer
Wakana Yoshihara	....	crowd hair stylist
Wakana Yoshihara	....	crowd makeup artist

Production Management
Gail Kennett	....	head of production: Granada
Emma Riley	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Ackland	....	second assistant director
Philip Booth	....	third assistant director (as Philip James Booth)
Marco Ciglia	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Justin Ackroyd	....	dressing props
Miranda Cull	....	graphic designer
Tone Gibbs	....	dressing props (as Tony Gibbs)
Bruce Gordon	....	sculptor
Jim Grindley	....	props master
Andrew Lavin	....	stand-by art director
David Lewis	....	production buyer
Naomi Moore	....	art department assistant/runner
Jay Pales	....	stand-by props
Spencer Robertson	....	art department assistant
Neil Smith	....	stand-by props
Mike Syson	....	dressing props
Tracey Waller	....	graphics
Nigel Woodford	....	stand-by chippie
Gus Wookey	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Peter Brill	....	sound recordist
Tony Cook	....	sound maintenance
Matthew Morreale	....	sound assistant
Pip Norton	....	dubbing mixer
Chris Nuttall	....	effects editor
Joseph Paines	....	sound assistant
Anna Sulley	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Graham Longhurst	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Hills	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Annis	....	second focus puller
Catherine Ashmore	....	still photographer
Adam Coles	....	first assistant camera
Steve Evans	....	grip
Jeremy Gee	....	camera operator
Jimmy Harris	....	electrician
Dean Murray	....	second assistant camera
Jay Jay Odedra	....	second unit camera: operator (as Jay J Odedra)
Paul Sharpe	....	best boy
Sam Smithard	....	camera assistant
Aaron Walters	....	best boy
Gavin Walters	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natalie Humphries	....	costume supervisor
Tracy McGregor	....	costume assistant
Philip O'Connor	....	costume assistant (as Phil O'Connor)

Editorial Department
Chris Beeton	....	colourist
Mike Curd	....	on-line editor
Ed Stevens	....	assistant editor
Matthew Streatfield	....	first assistant editor (as Matt Streatfield)
Farley Thomson	....	post-production supervisor

Music Department
Seanine Joyce	....	orchestrator
Steve Parr	....	music recording mixer

Transportation Department
David Grose	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jane Burrows	....	script supervisor
Rachel Davies	....	tutor chaperone
Kevin Jackson	....	Assistant Head of Drama BBC Northern Ireland
Stuart Jones	....	key floor runner
Samantha Murray	....	choreographer (as Sammy Murray)
Robbie Rushton	....	production runner
Caroline Russell	....	production accountant
Joanna Sanders	....	assistant production accountant
Mark Walledge	....	assistant location manager
Chris White	....	location manager
Simon Blakey	....	unit runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Granada Television

Distributors

• Screenvision (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Atlantic Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2007) (UK) (TV) (BBC 1)
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (2007) (Canada) (TV)
• Elephant Films (2009) (France) (DVD)
• Koch Vision (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• New KSM (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Screenvision (2008) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Coach House Studios  location avid editing
• Movie Lot, The  unit security
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for smoking

Runtime:

90 min | UK:180 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Australia:G | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Was originally made for as a British TV-Movie, and aired on British Television in Christmas 2007, but got a theatrical release in the states.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The "ballet shoes" the girls wear throughout the film are far too modern for the era depicted.

Quotes:

[Miss Jay meets Pauline and Winifred after their Alice auditions]
Miss Jay:Well done, you two. Right, Pauline is to play Alice
[pauses as girls gasp]
Miss Jay:and Winifred is to be engaged as understudy.
Pauline Fossil:[starts to say] What?
Winifred:[interrupts] When I finished my dance, people clapped! Nobody clapped her, there was just silence!
Miss Jay:Dance is important, but Pauline looks right for Alice.
Winifred:She looks right for everything, she always will!
[looks at Pauline and murmurs]
Winifred:Pretty face... blonde hair...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Ballet Shoes" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

A joy to watch

This reminded me of the Sunday afternoon dramas that the BBC used to show when I was young. There was nothing to dislike about this; it had charm, an improbable story, over-the-top characters and a real feel of the period it was set in - the thirties.

There were lots of familiar faces; it was good to see Peter Bowles back on TV and anything with Victoria Wood has to be good. Emma Watston sustained the reputation she built up in the Harry Potter films - she is definitely going to be a big-name actress in the future. My personal accolade of Best Actress, however, went to Yasmin Paige who played Petrova, the girl who wants to be the aviator. You heard it here first folks - she is going to be a famous actress - and I'm not even her mother!