When I Was a Girl

When I Was a Girl

When I Was a Girl

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When I Was a Girl

1988

0h 20m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A story about a young girl, Anne, growing up in Swindon just after the Second World War and how she faces the adult world, parental fighting and her father's death and the awakening of her own sexuality.

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21 members

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Katy Smith

Anne

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Paula Hughes

Anne's Voice

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Kim Thomson

Mother

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Peter Woollaston

Father

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Mary Halestrap

Mavis

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Sheila Clements

Mrs Blake

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Ivor Hussey

Mr Dobcott

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Valerie Stapleton

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Marlene Allen

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Ron Wessex

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Mary Lidgard

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Val Mesure

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Derek McCarthy

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Marcus Adams

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Eilleen Timbrel

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Sandra Gilbert

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Vicky Smith

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Kim Corby

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Jessica Halestrap

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David Caulder

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Mark Ridings

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