Kizzy | |
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Based on | The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden |
Written by | John Tully |
Directed by | David Tilley |
Starring | Vanessa Furst Anne Ridler |
Composer | Peter Gosling |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Dorothea Brooking |
Cinematography | John Turner |
Editor | Bill Wright |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC Birmingham |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 21 January 25 February 1976 | –
Kizzy is the name given to the 1976 BBC adaptation of Rumer Godden's 1972 novel The Diddakoi (a.k.a. The Gypsy Girl).[1] It starred Vanessa Furst as the title character and was produced by Dorothea Brooking.[2]
It is the story of an orphan traveller or Romani girl called Kizzy, who faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community. This is a moving tale of human fallibility and sorrow, but also of strength, courage and redemption.[3]
The story has also been adapted as a BBC radio drama The Diddakoi.[4] This adaptation features Nisa Cole.[5]