← Kizzy

Miniseries

6 episodes · 21st January 1976

Orphan traveller (or Romani girl) Kizzy faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community.

Episodes

The Wagon

A group of travellers arrive in a small village, where they're met with hostility. When it's time to leave, one very elderly traveller opts to stay, together with her young granddaughter Kizzy.

Episode 2

'What Shall We Do with Kizzy?'

Having been made to attend school, Kizzy struggles to adapt, and is being bullied constantly.

Episode 3

'She Can't Stay There!'

The funeral service for Kizzy's grandmother raises one important question — where Kizzy belongs going forward.

Episode 4

Into Care

Kizzy's case goes to court, and Mrs Cuthbert does her best to stir things — but there's a possible solution offered.

Episode 5

No Escape

Kizzy may have a little stability at home, but the bullying continues. As always, her tornentors are cowards at heart.

Episode 6

The Bonfire

Bonfire night arrives, and it seems that Kizzy has finally turned a corner with the local girls — but an accident threatens everything.