The Borrowers (1992)
- Directed by
- John Henderson
- Genre
- fantasy television program
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 16 episodes
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family of tiny people called the Clocks live secretly under the floorboards of an old manor. When their hiding place is discovered, they must escape into the English countryside and find a new home.
whimsicalgentlesuspensefulcozyadventurousnostalgiccliffhanger-driven
What happens
The Borrowers is a British television series first broadcast in 1992 on BBC2. The series is divided into six parts, and is adapted from the 1952 Carnegie Medal-winning first novel and the second novel of author Mary Norton's The Borrowers series: The Borrowers and The Borrowers Afield (1955). The series stars Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton and Rebecca Callard and was directed by John Henderson. The series was named on the BFI's list of "100 Greatest British Television Programmes". Throughout the series, every episode (except the last one) ended on a cliffhanger. The series was followed by The Return of the Borrowers which aired in 1993, also on BBC2. Both series follow the Clocks, a family of tiny people who are forced to flee from their home under the floorboards in an old manor into the English countryside. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Magician's House (1999)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.