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COLLECTION · Series · 1968

The Growing Summer

“The Growing Summer,” on the ITV network, tomorrow (8.15) features Wendy Hiller. “The Growing Summer,” a novel for children by Noel Streatfeild, has been dramatised for television by Eric Thompson. The story, in seven episodes, is the second series presented in London Weekend Television's “Heyday Theatre". The series has been filmed in colour on location at Bantry Bay, Southern Ireland, which was Miss Streatfeild’s original setting for her book. “The Growing Summer” is a story about four children who have been sent to stay with eccentric Great Aunt Dymphna, while their parents are abroad. They are joined by the mysterious Stephan (played by Louis Selwyn). The story tells how the children's personalities are developed under the guidance of their Great Aunt, a whimsical, almost magical old lady, played by Wendy Hiller. The children are played by Hoagy Davies (Alex), Zuleika Robson (Penny), Mark Ward (Robin), and Laura Hartong (Naomi).

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Creators
Noel Streatfeild
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
LWT
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
01/09/1968
Score
0.0 / 10
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
6 episodes · 1968
Episode 1. The Telegram
1968-09-01

Adventure is triggered off by a telegram. When their father becomes ill in Bangkok, four English children are sent by their mother to stay with Great Aunt Dymphna in Ireland.

Episode 2. Reenmore
1968-09-08 · 30 min

Slightly eccentric Great Aunt Dymphna collects the four children and drives them to her old, derelict house.

Episode 3. Stephan
1968-09-15 · 30 min

The children hide a foreigner named Stephan in the house. Stephan explains that he is a foreigner on the run from his father’s political enemies.

Episode 4. Blood
1968-09-22 · 30 min

Penny and Naomi become alarmed when their aunt and the boys fail to return from a fishing trip.

Episode 5. Danger
1968-09-29 · 30 min

The mystery of Stephen’s identity has been solved. Intrigued by Stephen's predicament, the children follow a trail that leads them to the basement. However, they eventually realize that the clue and the blood they found were fake. They…

Episode 6. Return
1968-10-06 · 30 min

In the final episode of this six-part children’s adventure serial, the children hear that their father’s health has improved and that they can go home to London. They suddenly realise how much they will miss their unconventional Aunt…

Cast by season
Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
Great Aunt Dymphna/Great-Aunt Dymphna
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Hoagy Davies
Alex
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Laura Hartong
Naomi
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Zuleika Robson
Penny
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Mark Ward
Robin
Alan Lake
Alan Lake
Tinker
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