The Borrowers (1992 series)

The Borrowers is a 1992 TV miniseries from the BBC, that was broadcast on BBC2 and later on American station TNT. Written by Richard Carpenter after Mary Norton’s first and second books The Borrowers and The Borrowers Afield, the series is directed by John Henderson.

It was followed by a sequel in 1993, The Return of the Borrowers.

Plot
The Clock Family lives under the floorboards in the house of a regular sized family and borrows to survive. While out borrowing with her father, Arrietty breaks the rules and befriends a human boy named George. However, other humans discover them and they must flee. They stay in the fields in an old boot and meet another borrower, Spiller, who helps them find their relatives now living in the caretaker's cabin nearby.

Trivia
Chawton House in Hampshire was used for on-location filming.

Cast



 * Ian Holm as Pod Clock
 * Penelope Wilton as Homily Clock
 * Rebecca Callard as Arrietty Clock
 * Paul Cross as George
 * Daniel Newman as "Dreadful Spiller"
 * Siân Phillips as Mrs. Driver
 * David Ryall as Crampfurl
 * Tony Haygarth as Mildeye
 * Stanley Lebor as Uncle Hendreary Clock
 * Pamela Cundell as Aunt Lupy
 * Victoria Donovan as Eggletina

Awards
The series won 1993 Best Design in the BAFTA Awards and 1992 Best Production Design from the Royal Television Society.