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A Traveller in Time

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1978
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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A Traveller in Time (1978)
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Penelope travels back in time to join the Babington family as they face danger trying to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots, witnessing tragic events unfold.Penelope travels back in time to join the Babington family as they face danger trying to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots, witnessing tragic events unfold.Penelope travels back in time to join the Babington family as they face danger trying to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots, witnessing tragic events unfold.

  • Stars
    • Sophie Thompson
    • Elizabeth Bradley
    • Gerald James
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    7.1/10
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    • Stars
      • Sophie Thompson
      • Elizabeth Bradley
      • Gerald James
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Sophie Thompson
    Sophie Thompson
    • Penelope
    • 1978
    Elizabeth Bradley
    • Aunt Tissie…
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    Gerald James
    Gerald James
    • Uncle Barnabas
    • 1978
    Sarah Benfield
    • Tabitha
    • 1978
    Simon Gipps-Kent
    • Francis Babington
    • 1978
    Mary Maude
    • Mistress Babington
    • 1978
    Louis Hammond
    • Jude
    • 1978
    Charles Rogers
    • Anthony Babington
    • 1978
    Michele Copsey
    • Arabella
    • 1978
    Michael Greatorex
    • Tom Snowball
    • 1978
    Graham Rigby
    Graham Rigby
    • Adam Deedick
    • 1978
    Heather Chasen
    • Mary Queen of Scots
    • 1978
    Gillian Maude
    • Seton
    • 1978
    Derrick Gilbert
    Derrick Gilbert
    • Parson…
    • 1978
    Paul Geoffrey
    Paul Geoffrey
    • Chideock Tichbourne
    • 1978
    Gabor Vernon
    Gabor Vernon
    • Monsieur Oudry
    • 1978
    Seymour Green
    • Father Ballard
    • 1978
    Antony Linford
    • Will Jessup
    • 1978
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      Filmed at the farm house (Babington House) owned by the parents of Simon Groom, presenter of Blue Peter (1958).

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    • Release date
      • January 4, 1978 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Babington Farm, Dethick, Derbyshire, England, UK(Babington House)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 30m
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