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COLLECTION · Series · 1993

The Return of the Psammead

Four children stumble upon Psammead, a magical sand fairy, and discover its power to grant wishes.

Source: TMDB
* 7.0 (2)ActionAdventureDramaFamilyFantasyScience FictionUnited Kingdom
Directors
Marilyn Fox
Creators
Helen Cresswell
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
BBC One · BBC
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
06/01/1993
Score
7.0 / 10 (2)
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Seasons and episodes
Miniseries
6 episodes · 1993

Four children—George, Ellie, Pip, and Lucy—discover a magical sand fairy known as 'The Psammead' that grants wishes, leading to meeting their future selves and their aunt as a child.

Episode 1. Episode 1
1993-01-06 · 30 min

When four children are sent to stay with their aunt, they're met by her cantankerous staff, and it isn't long before Ellie meets the Psammead, who grants her wish to have a twin.

Episode 2. Episode 2
1993-01-13 · 30 min

Ellie's twin gives Mrs. Dobbs such a fright that she quits, the children's aunt returns home, and then the kids visit the 1990s.

Episode 3. Episode 3
1993-01-20 · 30 min

The children make a startling discovery when they visit their aunt's home in the future. Later, George tries to protect the Psammead from a hunter by bringing it home.

Episode 4. Episode 4
1993-01-27 · 30 min

The children have their hands full when their aunt wishes to remember what it felt like to be young.

Episode 5. Episode 5
1993-02-03 · 30 min

The Psammead vanishes, the parrot develops the ability to talk, and the milkman travels from London to win Bessie's hand, but he discovers Mr. Dawkins is a rival for her affections.

Episode 6. Episode 6
1993-02-10 · 30 min

An invisible Pip foils the Dobbs' family's evil scheme.

Cast by season
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Toby Ufindell-Phillips
George
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Laura Clarke
Ellie / Harriet
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Leonard Kirby
Pip
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Vicci Avery
Lucy
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Frank Taylor
Mr Dobbs
Polly Kemp
Polly Kemp
Bessie
Joanna Barrett
Joanna Barrett
Lil Dawkins
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Simon Slater
Dawkins
Francis Wright
Francis Wright
The Psammead (voice)
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Keywords
time travelsequelminiseriesbased on children's bookchildren's adventure
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