[PW] Re: English children's film

[Sylvia Milne]

I can't remember that episode, but it might have been "Lizzie Dripping".
It was broadcast from 1972-75 and was based on the books by  Helen 
Cresswell.

Sylvia Milne

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From: "Melissa B. Zuckerman" <melissa at mymei.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 12:38 AM
Subject: [PW] English children's film


> Sometime between 1985 and 1989 (Im guessing) I saw an English film on BBC 
> (via US Cable).  It was a children's film taking place in the English 
> countyside.  The plot revolved around eccentric, almost magical older 
> women.  One scene I remember vividly, an older woman walks into a 
> laundromat with straw and a birds nest and ribbon.  She places the 
> materials in a dryer, and when the dryer is done, she has a beautiful 
> straw hat (This gave me the idea to put sugar in our dryer and make cotton 
> candy...didnt work.)
>
> Can anyone tell me what movie this is?  I have had no luck searching 
> English movie databases or English children's films.
>
> Thanks.
> Please email me at melissa at mymei.com if you know the answer, but it is my 
> work email, so please only contact me for this purpose and not for 
> social/commercial purposes.
>
> Thanks
>
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