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    The White Bird Passes

    65'

    1980-04-20

    N/A

    Overview:

    ' I don't want to dust and polish. And I don't want to work on a farm. I want to write poetry, great poetry, as great as Shakespeare.' Those are the words of 16-year-old Janie as she comes to the end of a seven-year stay at an Aberdeenshire orphanage. (BBC Genome)

    DirectingMichael RadfordWritingMichael Radford

    Cast

    1

    Liza

    Isobel Black

    3

    Janie (age 16)

    Phyllis Logan

    1

    Janie (age 9)

    Vicki Masson

    1

    Irene Sunters

    1

    Jean Faulds

    1

    Binkie Darling

    1

    Rose McBain

    1

    James Kennedy

    1

    Eileen McCallum

    1

    Marjorie Dalziel

    1

    Ian Stewart

    1

    Sheila Donald

    1

    Joanna Keddie

    1

    Mary Riggans

    1

    Joan Fitzpatrick

    1

    Willie Joss

    1

    Ron Paterson

    1

    David Mowat

    1

    Billy Riddoch

    1

    Derek Anders

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. List of companies:
        1. BBC Scotland
      2. Vote Count: 0
      3. Popularity: 0.938
      4. Status: Released
      5. Original title:The White Bird Passes

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