True Tilda (BBC-1 1997 with Morgan Bell and Isla Blair)

UK / BBC One / 6×25 minute episodes / Broadcast 1997

Writer: Richard Carpenter / Novel: Sir Arthur Quiller Couch

Family period drama serial. In the 19th century, a young girl run away from the circus and teams up with a young boy and helps him try and gain his rightful inheritance.

cast
MORGAN BELL as Tilda
ERIC GRAVES as Arthur
JOHN SHRAPNEL as Rev Glasson
ISLA BLAIR as Mrs Mortimer
DESMOND BARRIT as Mr Mortimer
JOE DUTTINE as Sam Blossom
CHRISTOPHER FAIRBANK as Gavel
AMANDA ELWES as Sally Breward

Head of film reviews at The Viewers Guide with an erudite, insightful, slightly sardonic, deep appreciation for classic cinema. Has a habit of quoting obscure lines from old films in everyday conversation. He keeps a meticulously organized film logbook. He's a bit of a tea snob.