The Secret Garden (1987)
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This made-for-TV adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden stars Gennie James as spoiled-rotten Mary Lennox. When her parents die of cholera, Mary is whisked from her home in India to live in the forbidding Victorian mansion of her flint-hearted uncle (Derek Jacobi). Thanks to… More This made-for-TV adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden stars Gennie James as spoiled-rotten Mary Lennox. When her parents die of cholera, Mary is whisked from her home in India to live in the forbidding Victorian mansion of her flint-hearted uncle (Derek Jacobi). Thanks to the friendship--and vivid imagination--of gardener's son Jadrien Steele, Mary learns that life is lived best when one cares for others. At the same time, her uncle begins to act like a human being. The only false note in this otherwise flawless production was the decision to clumsily frame the story with the narration of the adult Mary Lennox. Blessed with a top-rank British cast, including Michael Hordern, Billie Whitelaw, Lucy Gutteridge and Alison Doody (Harrison Ford's vis-a-vis in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, this 1987 Secret Garden was first telecast as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alan Grint
- Written By
- Blanche Hanalis
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Kids & Family
PG,
- In Theaters
- Nov 30, 1987 Wide
- Studio
- Republic Pictures Home Video
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Cast
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Karen Archer
as Mrs. Crawford
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Irina Brook
as Adult Mary
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Alison Doody
as Lilias
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Colin Firth
as Adult Colin Craven
- Julian Glover
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Lucy Gutteridge
as Mrs. Lennox
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Pat Heywood
as Mrs. Sowerby
- Michael Hordern
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Derek Jacobi
as Archibald Craven
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Gennie James
as Mary Lennox
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Philip Locke
as Pitcher
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Barret Oliver
as Dickon Sowerby
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Edward Tudor-Pole
as John the Footman
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Tony Selby
as Sgt. Barney
- Jadrien Steele
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Cassie Stuart
as Martha
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Sophie Thursfield
as Betty
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David Waller
as Dr. Craven
- Billie Whitelaw
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Margaret Whiting
as Nurse Boggs
- Alan Grint
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Stephen Dillane
as Captain Lennox
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Carmel McSharry
as Mrs. Gordy
