6.6 /10 1 Votes
Also known as 'Cinderella and Me' Country of origin United Kingdom
Canada Director Laurie Lynd Final episode date 23 December 2001 | 6.5/10 IMDb Directed by Laurie Lynd Initial release 2001 First episode date 17 December 2001 Network BBC One | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Children's
Drama
Fantasy Written by Richard Carpenter
Philip Pullman Starring Calum Worthy
Brenda Fricker
Tom Conti
Ned Beatty
Stephen Ouimette Cast Calum Worthy, Brenda Fricker, Tom Conti, Michael Cera, Ned Beatty Similar Victoria Wood with All the Tri, Year Zero: The Silent Death of, The Man Who Bought M, What Katy Did, Othello | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I was a rat trailer
I Was a Rat is a British-Canadian children's drama television series broadcast on BBC One from 9 to 23 December 2001, based on the popular children's novel I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers by Philip Pullman. It was aired in the Sunday tea-time slot which traditionally accommodates a children's drama series in the run-up to Christmas. The series was produced by Andy Rowley and starred Calum Worthy in the leading role, alongside Tom Conti and Brenda Fricker. It was adapted by Richard Carpenter, who won a BAFTA award for the work.
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Synopsis
The series is set in the early 1920s, telling the tale of a young boy with a mysterious past who claims to be a rat. He is taken in off the streets by elderly couple Bob (Conti) and Joan (Fricker) who name him Roger and it soon becomes obvious that he is no ordinary child.