Hetty Feather (TV series)
| Hetty Feather | |
|---|---|
 Title Card | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Helen Blakeman |
| Directed by | Chloe Thomas, Paul Walker, Delyth Thomas |
| Starring | Cast |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Foz Allan |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CBBC |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBBC CBBC HD |
| Picture format | 576i |
| Original release | 11 May 2015 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Hetty Feather is a British children's drama, which focuses on the life of the title character, who was abandoned as a baby and lives in a Foundling Hospital in London. It is based on the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson. The first series aired from 11 May 2015 to 6 July 2015. Series 2 was first aired on 10 May 2016.
Premise
The premise of the series revolves around Hetty Feather, who was abandoned as a baby. She was fostered by Peg with Gideon Smeed, her foster brother and when they turned 5, they had to return to the Foundling Hospital. The series is set during 1887 and filmed at Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent.[1] [2][3] Series two once again returned to Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent and also used The Maidstone Studios as their production base.[4]
Episodes
Series 1 (2015)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Escape (Part 1)" | Paul Walker | Helen Blakeman | 11 May 2015 |
| 2 | "The Escape (Part 2)" | Paul Walker | Helen Blakeman | 11 May 2015 |
| 3 | "The Tower" | Paul Walker | Helen Blakeman | 18 May 2015 |
| 4 | "Jack in the box" | Paul Walker | Sophie Petzal | 25 May 2015 |
| 5 | "Sisters" | Paul Walker | Emma Reeves | 1 June 2015 |
| 6 | "Strike" | Paul Walker | Sophie Petzal | 8 June 2015 |
| 7 | "Raising the Flag" | Chloe Thomas | Helen Blakeman & Emma Reeves | 15 June 2015 |
| 8 | "Foundling Reclaimed" | Chloe Thomas | Emma Reeves | 22 June 2015 |
| 9 | "Open Day (Part 1)" | Chloe Thomas | Helen Blakeman | 29 June 2015 |
| 10 | "Open Day (Part 2)" | Chloe Thomas | Helen Blakeman | 6 July 2015 |
Special (2016)
Further information: The Dumping Ground
After the end of the episode The End Of It All in series 4, a five-minute crossover between The Dumping Ground and Hetty Feather aired on CBBC, titled A Special Dumping Ground Adventure. Its official title (according to CBBC Online) is Floss The Foundling and has instead used this title online and in subsequent TV airings.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | "Floss The Foundling[5]" | Makalla McPherson[5] | Matt Evans[5] | 25 March 2016 |
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When Floss has to do the vacuuming. she ruins a picture that Tyler, Billie and Toni work on when they don't want her help. Floss falls asleep on the sofa and ends up in the Foundling Hospital. She encounters Hetty Feather, who introduces Floss to the Foundling Hospital ways. Sheila and Elizabeth are mean towards Floss and Hetty gets Floss out of trouble with Matron Bottomley. Floss and Hetty make friends. When Floss wakes up, she draws a replacement picture. Guest Starring: Sarah Rayson as Floss Guppy, Miles Butler-Hughton as Tyler Lewis, Gwen Currant as Billie Trent, Nelly Currant as Toni Trent and Stacy Liu as May-Li Wang. | ||||
Series 2 (2016)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Foundling Day" | Chloe Thomas | Helen Blakeman | 10 May 2016 |
| New baby foundlings are admitted to the hospital and a woman named Agnes asks Hetty to make sure her daughter Hazel's name isn't changed. Vince and Judd raid the dormitories for things to exchange for a football. New kitchen maid Ida arrives at the hospital. Nurse Winterson is furious with Hetty when she interrupts Hazel's baptism, insisting that she remains Hazel. At night, Hetty arranges for Hazel to be sent to her foster family. The following morning, Hetty, with the help of Gideon and Mathias, places a letter with Hazel for her brother Jem and Vince and Judd's thieving is found out by Hetty. | ||||
| 2 | "The Haunting" | Chloe Thomas | Helen Blakeman | 17 May 2016 |
| A couple, Mr and Mrs McCartney, visit the hospital and meet Polly, causing Mrs McCartney to faint. They explain to Matron Bottomley that she reminds them of their late daughter Lucy. Mr and Mrs McCartney's request to adopt Polly is approved by Colonel Brigwell. Polly is left stunned when she is told. Polly tries to fake an illness with her friends help, but they are found out by Matron Bottomley. Polly agrees the adoption and promises Hetty to help find her mother. Polly leaves the hospital and Hetty realises Matron Bottomley never took her new address. | ||||
| 3 | "Words From Home" | Chloe Thomas | Emma Reeves | 24 May 2016 |
| Hetty gets a letter, but under Matrons eye Nurse Winterson has to secretly give it to her. It is discovered that there are fleas in the junior girl's dormitory, the staff are checking all the dormitories. As the senior girls rush to hide their stuff, Eliza and the other juniors arrive. Hetty's letter is from Jem, it says to meet at the gates by noon but Cook burnt her hands quite badly, so both Sheila and Hetty are recruited to help Ida in the kitchens. | ||||
| 4 | "Changes" | Chloe Thomas | Abby Ajayi | 31 May 2016 |
| 5 | "Blanche" | Chloe Thomas | Mark Evans | 7 June 2016 |
| 6 | "Remember Me" | Delyth Thomas | Emma Reeves | 14 June 2016 |
| 7 | "Dreams" | Delyth Thomas | Joseph Lidster | 21 June 2016 |
| 8 | "The Letters" | Delyth Thomas | Robin Mukherjee | 28 June 2016 |
| Vince and Judd discover the tower and bump into Hetty, who is trying to hide her journals from Blanche. Whilst Vince is teasing Hetty about her journals, Mathias makes an appearance and makes them leave. Mathias, with the help of Hetty, writes a message to Harriet saying that if Harriet wears the feather inside the letter, Mathias will know that she likes him, but when Hetty bumps into Ida, the letter is dropped and placed on top of Matron's papers outside her office. Matron opens the letter and believes it is from Colonel Brigwell and wears the feather. Hetty writes more letters to Matron in the name of Colonel Brigwell and when Matron declares her love for the Colonel, she realizes that the letters were fake. With the help of Blanche, Matron discovers that Hetty wrote the letters and she is put in the tench. | ||||
| 9 | "Secrets and Plans" | Delyth Thomas | Helen Blakeman | 5 July 2016 |
| 10 | "The Reunion" | Delyth Thomas | Helen Blakeman | 12 July 2016 |
Characters
Main characters
| Character | Actor | Duration | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hetty Feather | Isabel Clifton | 1x01- | Series 1- |
| Matron Gertrude Bottomly | Eva Pope | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Gideon Smeed | Dasharn Anderson | 1x01- | Series 1- |
| Sheila Ormsby | Polly Allen | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Mathias Grigg | Gus Barry | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Donald Cranbourne | Matthew Ashforde | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Walter Brittle | Aaron Niles | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Vince Rickard | Redmand Rance | 1x01 | Series 1– |
| Ned | David Knight | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Judd Mortimer | Joshua Langley | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Nurse Macclesfield | Susan McArdle | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Nurse Winterson | Rosalyn Wright | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Harriet | Ava Merson-O'Brien | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Elizabeth Flounder | Isabelle Allen | 1x01- | Series 1– |
| Eliza | Lexie Benbow-Hart | 1x05, 2x03- | Series 1- |
| Isabelle Embleton | |||
| Ida Battersea | Gemma Whelan | 2x02- | Series 2- |
| Clara | Jessie Mae Alonzo | 2x03- | Series 2- |
| Blanche Newbold | Blaise Allan | 2x05- | Series 2- |
Guest characters
| Character | Actor | Duration | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Rupert Brigwell | Christopher Villiers | 1x01-1x03, 1x08, 2x01- | Series 1- |
| Arthur | Ewan Harris | 1x01-1x02, 1x04 | Series 1 |
| Jack | Eliot Carrington | 1x01-1x02, 1x04 | Series 1 |
| Young Hetty | Jocelyn MacNab | 1x01-1x02, 1x05, 2x01 | Series 1-2 |
| Young Gideon | Jordan A. Nash | 1x01-1x02, 1x05, 2x01 | Series 1-2 |
| Peg | Nicola Stuart-Hill | 1x01-1x02, 1x05, 2x01 | Series 1-2 |
| Young Jem | Louis Healy | 1x01-1x02, 1x05, 2x01 | Series 1-2 |
| Young Polly | Kitty Peterkin | 1x01-1x02 | Series 1 |
| Doctor Mallory | Danny Horn | 1x01-1x02 | Series 1 |
| Arthur Prestwick | Paul Buillion | 1x08-1x09 | Series 1 |
| Madame Adeline | Sukie Smith | 1x09-1x10 | Series 1 |
| Jack Black | Jordan Coulson | 1x03 | Series 1 |
| Cook Jenkins | Wendi Peters | 1x03, 2x01- | Series 1 |
| Jem | Ted Reily | 1x05, 2x03 | Series 1-2 |
| Joe Mason | |||
| Annie Bottomly | Jo-Anne Knowles | 1x05 | Series 1 |
| Mr Cooper | Michael Burgess | 1x05 | Series 1 |
| Mr. Jacob Melrose | Bob Golding | 1x06, 2x04 | Series 1-2 |
| Sgt. Cragg | David Kirkbride | 1x07 | Series 1 |
| Charlie | Alfie Davis | 1x07 | Series 1 |
| Lady Asquith | Helen Grace | 1x08, 2x01, 2x07 | Series 1-2 |
| Hannah Prestwick | Sophia Di Martino | 1x08 | Series 1 |
| Lord Upton | Colin Hoult | 1x09 | Series 1 |
| Charlotte Upton | Holly J. Barrett | 1x09 | Series 1 |
| Agnes | Sophia Capasso | 2x01 | Series 2 |
| Baby Hazel | Darcey and Savannah Corbett | 2x01 | Series 2 |
| Minister | Jonathan Cann | 2x01 | Series 2 |
| Stan Pollard | McKell David | 2x01, 2x03 | Series 2 |
| Mr McCartney | Michael Higgs | 2x02 | Series 2 |
| Mrs McCartney | Natasha Sparkes | 2x02 | Series 2 |
| Rev Cranbourne | Pip Torrens | 2x04 | Series 2 |
| Mr Overton | Simeon Willis | 2x06 | Series 2 |
| Mr Sutton | Dan Tetsell | 2x06 | Series 2 |
| Dr Kate Webster | Belinda Stuart-Wilson | 2x07 | Series 2 |
| Collins | Paul Brown | 2x07, 2x09 | Series 2 |
| Mr Deerheart | Ajay Chhabra | 2x09 | Series 2 |
Past characters
| Character | Actor | Duration | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Crane | Trixiebelle Harrowell | 1x01-1x09 | Series 1 |
| Polly Renfrew | Eleanor Worthington Cox | 1x01-2x02 | Series 1–2 |
| Monica Clackett | Izzy Lee | 1x01-2x06 | Series 1–2 |
DVD releases
The first series of Hetty Feather has been made available on DVD, which was made available on 27 July 2015.[6] The first season was given a U (Universal) and a PG rating by the BBFC for mild bad language, mild scenes of threat and peril, and mild adult themes (specifically scenes centered on death and bereavement).
The second series of Hetty Feather will also be available on DVD, with its release date being July 18, 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Hetty Feather Article".
- ↑ "First look at Hetty Feather". Screen Terrier. 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ↑ "Hetty Feather". BBC Media Centre. 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ↑ Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Hetty Feather Series 2 Article".
- 1 2 3 "BBC - CBBC - Floss The Foundling". CBBC Online.
- ↑ "Hetty Feather". BBC Shop. 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hetty-Feather-BBC-Jacqueline-Wilson/dp/B01ERW1TQU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464694496&sr=8-1&keywords=hetty+feather+series+2
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