Kizzy (TV series)
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This article is about the 1976 BBC TV series. For the 2007 BBC TV documentary, see Kizzy: Mum at 14. For other uses, see Kizzy (disambiguation).
Kizzy is the name given to the 1976 BBC adaptation of Rumer Godden's 1972 novel The Diddakoi (a.k.a. The Gypsy Girl).[1] It starred Vanessa Furst as the title character and was produced by Dorothea Brooking.[2]
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Kizzy | |
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Based on | The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden |
Written by | John Tully |
Directed by | David Tilley |
Starring | Vanessa Furst Anne Ridler |
Composer | Peter Gosling |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Dorothea Brooking |
Cinematography | John Turner |
Editor | Bill Wright |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC Birmingham |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 21 January (1976-01-21) ā 25 February 1976 (1976-02-25) |
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It is the story of an orphan traveller or Romani girl called Kizzy, who faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community. This is a moving tale of human fallibility and sorrow, but also of strength, courage and redemption.[3]