Synopsis
Kizzy is a six-part 1976 BBC television miniseries based on Rumer Godden's novel The Diddakoi. It starred Vanessa Furst as orphan traveller (or Romani girl) called Kizzy, who faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community.
Episodes
Season 11E1The WagonA group of travellers arrive in a small village, where they're met with hostility. When it's time to leave, one very elderly traveller opts to stay, together with her young granddaughter Kizzy.27m2E2'What Shall We Do with Kizzy?'Having been made to attend school, Kizzy struggles to adapt, and is being bullied constantly.27m3E3'She Can't Stay There!'The funeral service for Kizzy's grandmother raises one important question — where Kizzy belongs going forward.27m4E4Into CareKizzy's case goes to court, and Mrs Cuthbert does her best to stir things — but there's a possible solution offered.27m5E5No EscapeKizzy may have a little stability at home, but the bullying continues. As always, her tornentors are cowards at heart.27m6E6The BonfireBonfire night arrives, and it seems that Kizzy has finally turned a corner with the local girls — but an accident threatens everything.29m
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