Ballet Shoes
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Genre	Children's drama
Based on	Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
Written by	John Wiles
Directed by	Timothy Combe
Starring	Elizabeth Morgan Sarah Prince Jane Slaughter Angela Thorne Joanna David Barbara Lott Mary Morris
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	John McRae
Editor	Sheila S. Tomlinson
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	5 October (1975-10-05) – 9 November 1975 (1975-11-09)
Related
Ballet Shoes (2007)

Ballet Shoes is British television adaptation of Noel Streatfeild's novel Ballet Shoes first broadcast on BBC One in 1975. Adapted by John Wiles and directed by Timothy Combe, the series was aired in six parts on Sunday evenings.^[1] It was aired by PBS in the United States on 27 December 1976.

Cast

• Elizabeth Morgan as Pauline Fossil
• Sarah Prince as Posy Fossil
• Jane Slaughter as Petrova Fossil
• Barbara Lott as Nana
• Angela Thorne as Sylvia Brown
• Mary Morris as Madame Fidolia
• Patrick Godfrey as Sir Donald Houghton
• Terence Skelton as Mr Simpson
• Sheila Keith as Dr Jakes
• Joanna David as Theo Danes
• Samantha Clogg as Winifred Bagnall

Awards

Ballet Shoes was awarded a BAFTA for Light Entertainment for producer John McRae in 1976. In 1977, Ballet Shoes was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Special.^[2]