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The Return of the Psammead

The Return of the Psammead

★ 7.0/10•1993•30m•U•Action & Adventure•Drama•Family
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Four children—George, Ellie, Pip, and Lucy—discover a magical sand fairy known as 'The Psammead' that grants wishes, leading to meeting their future selves and their aunt as a child.

Helen Cresswell · Writer

Marilyn Fox · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 6, 1993

Episodes

E130m

Episode 1

When four children are sent to stay with their aunt, they're met by her cantankerous staff, and it isn't long before Ellie meets the Psammead, who grants her wish to have a twin.

Jan 6, 1993

E230m

Episode 2

Ellie's twin gives Mrs. Dobbs such a fright that she quits, the children's aunt returns home, and then the kids visit the 1990s.

Jan 13, 1993

E330m

Episode 3

The children make a startling discovery when they visit their aunt's home in the future. Later, George tries to protect the Psammead from a hunter by bringing it home.

Jan 20, 1993

E430m

Episode 4

The children have their hands full when their aunt wishes to remember what it felt like to be young.

Jan 27, 1993

E530m

Episode 5

The Psammead vanishes, the parrot develops the ability to talk, and the milkman travels from London to win Bessie's hand, but he discovers Mr. Dawkins is a rival for her affections.

Feb 3, 1993

E630m

Episode 6

An invisible Pip foils the Dobbs' family's evil scheme.

Feb 10, 1993

Actors

Toby Ufindell-Phillips

George

Laura Clarke

Ellie / Harriet

Leonard Kirby

Pip

Vicci Avery

Lucy

Frank Taylor

Mr Dobbs

Polly Kemp

Polly Kemp

Bessie

Joanna Barrett

Joanna Barrett

Lil Dawkins

Simon Slater

Dawkins

Francis Wright

Francis Wright

The Psammead (voice)

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