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The Borrowers(TV show/series, 1992-1993)

30min per episode | Genres: Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Mini series in 2 seasons with 12 episodes

The BorrowersRating: 3.3/5 (with 4 votes)
The Borrowers is a British TV miniseries first broadcast in 1992 on BBC2 and then later on American television station TNT. The series is divided into six parts, and is adapted from the 1952 Carnegie Medal-winning first novel and the second novel of author Mary Norton's The Borrowers series: The Borrowers and The Borrowers Afield (1955). The series stars Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton and Rebecca Callard and was directed by John Henderson. The series was named on the BFI's list of "100 Greatest British Television Programmes". Throughout the series, every episode (except the last one) ended on a cliffhanger. The series was followed by The Return of the Borrowers which aired in 1993, also on BBC2 and TNT. Both series follow the Clocks, a family of tiny people who are forced to flee from their home under the floorboards in an old manor into the English countryside. ()
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About The Borrowers

The Borrowers are small, 15cm high humans who live in the English hinterland. They live out their lives in mouse-hole sized nooks in human homes, and survive by 'borrowing' all they need from the house and its inhabitants. This series follows young girl Arriety, and her parents Pod and Homily, as they are displaced from their home and try to find a new home, with the help of a human boy, George.

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The Borrowers Seasons and Episodes

11/14/1993Season 2 - 6 episodes
#1 | 11/14/1993Episode 1
The Clock family - Pod, Homily and Arrietty - make a new home for themselves with their relatives Uncle Hendreary, Aunt Lupy and Eggletina.
#2 | 11/21/1993Episode 2
Pod tells the Hendrearys that he and his family are leaving. Eggletina shows them a way out through the scullery drain, but as they make their way, a roaring wall of water rushes towards them.
#3 | 11/28/1993Episode 3
#4 | 12/05/1993Episode 4
Ditchly and Ilrick's pranks have got the better of them and Pod reminds them what being a Borrower means.
#5 | 12/12/1993Episode 5
Miss Menzies and George are delighted to find they both know about the Borrowers.
#6 | 12/19/1993Episode 6
Final episode in the adaptation of Mary Norton 's classic books. Imprisoned in an attic the Borrowers must escape. They have five days before the Platters are to put them on public display. Arrietty persuades Pod and Homily to build a balloon.
11/08/1992Season 1 - 6 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Based on the work of: Mary Norton ("The Borrowers", "The Borrowers Afield")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 11/08/1992
Last episode released on: 12/19/1993
Cast: Ian Holm
Director: John Henderson

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:4690, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024