Masterpiece Episode: "Pollyanna"

Season 34, Episode 6
Episode Synopsis: “Pollyanna,” Eleanor H. Porter's timeless tale of a sunny young girl (Georgina Terry) who goes to live with her sourpuss Aunt Polly (Amanda Burton) when her father dies. “There's always something to be glad about” is the 11-year-old Pollyanna's motto, and whether it's matching Aunt Polly's maid (Kate Ashfield) and shy handyman (Tom Ellis), or trying to find a home for another orphan (Ben Thornton), she's always trying to spread joy. But Aunt Polly won't play her “glad game,” and Pollyanna can't figure out why not. Screenwriter Simon Nye (“The Railway Children”) changed the setting of Porter's 1913 novel from New England to Britain. Pendleton: Kenneth Cranham. Dr. Chiltern: Aden Gillett. Original Air Date: Nov 28, 2004
Guest Cast Pam Snow: Mrs. Ferris Georgina Terry: Pollyanna Whittier Nicola Duffett: Mrs. Payson Ben Thornton: Jimmy Bean Jane Nash: Mrs. Ford Gaye Brown: Ladies Aid Lady Kate Ashfield: Nancy Jane Whittenshaw: Ladies Aid Lady Aden Gillett: Dr. Chiltern Geraldine Fitzgerald: Ladies Aid Lady Kenneth Cranham: Mr. Pendleton Tim Ellis: Tim Charlotte West-Oram: Ladies Aid Lady James Vaughan: Dr. Mead Tom Bell: Old Tom Vicky Ogden: Nurse Hunt Amanda Burton: Aunt Polly Judy Flynn: Milly Snow Jan Carey: Mr. Pendleton's Maid Amanda Walker: Widow Benton Roland MacLeod: Dr. Warren David Bamber: Rev. Ford
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Premiered: January 10, 1971, on PBS
Rating: TV-PG
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