Television Series
| The Bagthorpe Saga | |
|---|---|
| Format | Children's television Comedy |
| Created by | Helen Cresswell |
| Starring | Edward Hardwicke Angela Thorne Dandy Nichols Tim Preece Madeline Smith |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Original run | 25 March 1981 – 29 April 1981 |
The Bagthorpe Saga, a six-part adaptation of the first two novels (Ordinary Jack and Absolute Zero) was broadcast by the BBC in 1981. The character of Rosie was eliminated and some of her dialogue and character attributes were given to Tess. Each episode ran for 30 minutes.
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