"A poignant biography of one of the most successful and wildly-read writers of the 20th century. Her stories enthralled children everywhere but her personal struggles often proved too much."
Helena Bonham Carter
as Enid Blyton
Matthew Macfadyen
as Hugh Pollock
Denis Lawson
as Kenneth Waters
Claire Rushbrook
as Dorothy Richards
Joseph Millson
as Hanly Blyton
Ramona Marquez
as Imogen
Lisa Diveney
as Enid (aged 19)
Pooky Quesnel
as Theresa Blyton
Eileen O'Higgins
as Maid Maggie
Douglas Reith
as BBC Interviewer
Nicholas Lumley
as Dr. Beresford
Sinead Michael
as Gillian
Philip Wright
as Thomas Blyton
Alexandra Brain
as Enid (aged 12)
Samuel Hilton
as Hanly Blyton (aged 8)
James Warner
as Carey Blyton (aged 4)
Gabrielle Reidy
as Mrs Waters
as Dr Beresford
Claire Carrie
as Betty
Travis Oliver
as Army Officer
Toby Manley
as Librarian
Harry Taylor
as Chauffeur
Sion Davies
as Child at Party
Isabella Blake-Thomas
James Hawes
Director
Producer
Lee Morris
Scott Hinchcliffe
Online Editor
Anne Frederick
Unit Publicist
David Chalstrey
Second Assistant Director
Jill Trevellick
Casting Director
Dan Turner
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kath Pollard
Dialogue Editor
Bob Morris
Casting Assistant
Nanw Rowlands
Third Assistant Director
Lucinda Wright
Costume Designer
Rachel Clark
Clapper Loader
Joanne Hayes
Costume Supervisor
James Harbour
Sound Engineer
Dolores McGinley
Visual Effects
David Roger
Production Design
Kate Evenden
Art Direction
Howard Bargroff
Sound Mixer
Lisa Cavalli-Green
Makeup Designer
Paul Heasman
Stunt Coordinator
Karen Vicary
Production Accountant
Shelagh Stephenson
Associate Producer
Monique Mussell
Production Manager
Ben Meechan
Sound Effects Editor
Eleanor Moran
Executive Producer
George Batchelor
Floor Runner
Janice Schumm
Script Supervisor
Ian Pollington
Location Manager
Richard Cox
Editor
Sally Woodward Gentle
Nick Walker
Property Master
Kevin Horsewood
Colorist
Richard Cradick
Samuel Leek
Mirka McNeill Farmer
Graphic Designer
Paul Judges
First Assistant Director
Barbara Stoney
In Memory Of
Chloe Strickland
Post Production Coordinator
Nick Briggs
Still Photographer
Matt Gray
Director of Photography
Martin Payne
Focus Puller
Alistair Crocker
Production Sound Mixer
Matilda Wainwright
Standby Art Director
Katie Ralph
Matt Noble
Construction Manager
ADR Editor
Hair Designer
Nicholas Hooper
Original Music Composer
Lindsay Shapero
Writer
Supervising Sound Effects Editor