

Kizzy
Kizzy is a six-part 1976 BBC television miniseries based on Rumer Godden's novel The Diddakoi. It starred Vanessa Furst as orphan traveller (or Romani girl) called Kizzy, who faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community.
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Orphan traveller (or Romani girl) Kizzy faces persecution, grief and loss in a hostile, close-knit village community.
- Ep 1
1.The Wagon
21-01-197627mA 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 grandda...
- Ep 2
2.'What Shall We Do with Kizzy?'
28-01-197627mHaving been made to attend school, Kizzy struggles to adapt, and is being bullied constantly.
- Ep 3
3.'She Can't Stay There!'
04-02-197627mThe funeral service for Kizzy's grandmother raises one important question — where Kizzy belongs going forward.
- Ep 4
4.Into Care
11-02-197627mKizzy's case goes to court, and Mrs Cuthbert does her best to stir things — but there's a possible solution offered.
- Ep 5
5.No Escape
18-02-197627mKizzy may have a little stability at home, but the bullying continues. As always, her tornentors are cowards at heart.
- Ep 6
6.The Bonfire
25-02-197629mBonfire night arrives, and it seems that Kizzy has finally turned a corner with the local girls — but an accident threatens everything.
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