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The Secret Garden (1975)

The Secret Garden poster
Directed by
Dorothea Brooking
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 7 episodes
Rated
G
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely orphan girl named Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in a large English manor. There she discovers a hidden garden and makes new friends.

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What happens

The Secret Garden is a 1975 British television adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel of the same name. Adapted, produced and directed by Dorothea Brooking, it was first broadcast on BBC 1 in seven 30-minute episodes. This is the only BBC adaptation of the novel known to exist in its entirety. The 1952 adaptation is missing all eight episodes and the 1960 adaptation is missing three of its eight episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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