Kizzy

PG1976•28m•7.0/10

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7.0/10(3)

Kizzy is a six-part 1976 BBC television miniseries based on Rumer Godden's novel The Diddakoi. It starred Vanessa Furst as orphan traveller (or Romani girl) called Kizzy, who faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community.

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Production

BBC

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 21, 1976

Last Aired

February 25, 1976

Networks

BBC One

Created By

John Tully

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

The Wagon

Air date: 1976-01-21

A group of travellers arrive in a small village, where they're met with hostility. When it's time to leave, one very elderly traveller opts to stay, together with her young granddaughter Kizzy.

'What Shall We Do with Kizzy?'

Air date: 1976-01-28

Having been made to attend school, Kizzy struggles to adapt, and is being bullied constantly.

'She Can't Stay There!'

Air date: 1976-02-04

The funeral service for Kizzy's grandmother raises one important question — where Kizzy belongs going forward.

Into Care

Air date: 1976-02-11

Kizzy's case goes to court, and Mrs Cuthbert does her best to stir things — but there's a possible solution offered.

No Escape

Air date: 1976-02-18

Kizzy may have a little stability at home, but the bullying continues. As always, her tornentors are cowards at heart.