Storyline
' 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)
Released
20 April 1980
Runtime
1h 5min
Director
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
BBC Scotland
Cast
Isobel Black
Liza
Phyllis Logan
Janie (age 16)
Vicki Masson
Janie (age 9)
Irene Sunters
Acting
Jean Faulds
Acting
Binkie Darling
Costume & Make-Up
Rose McBain
Acting
James Kennedy
Acting
Eileen McCallum
Acting
Marjorie Dalziel
Acting
Ian Stewart
Acting
Sheila Donald
Acting
Joanna Keddie
Acting
Mary Riggans
Acting
Joan Fitzpatrick
Acting
Willie Joss
Acting
Ron Paterson
Acting
David Mowat
Acting
Billy Riddoch
Acting
Derek Anders
Acting
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