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Secret Orchards is a 1979 TV movie directed by Richard Loncraine. The film is based on the memoirs My Father and Myself (1968) by J. R. Ackerley and his half-sister Diana Petre's Secret Orchard (1975). Their father, Roger Ackerley, had had two families for more than 20 years. He married J. R. Ackerley's mother years after their three children were born, as well as after his three daughters with Muriel Perry were born.
Original Release
03/14/1979
US Release
03/14/1979
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Freddie Jones | Roger Ackerley / Uncle Bodger |
| Judy Parfitt | Muriel Perry |
| Joseph Blatchley | Joe Ackerley |
| Sophie Thompson | Diana / Shrimpy |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Stella |
| Suzanne Burden | Helen |
| Noel Dyson | Netta Ackerley |
| Garry Cooper | Waiter on train |
| Barbara Atkinson | Miss Buss |
| Antony Carrick | Fowler |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Freddie Jones | Roger Ackerley / Uncle Bodger |
| Judy Parfitt | Muriel Perry |
| Joseph Blatchley | Joe Ackerley |
| Sophie Thompson | Diana / Shrimpy |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Stella |
| Suzanne Burden | Helen |
| Noel Dyson | Netta Ackerley |
| Garry Cooper | Waiter on train |
| Barbara Atkinson | Miss Buss |
| Antony Carrick | Fowler |
| Ellis Dale | Doctor Wadd |
| Yvonne Edgell | Ellen |
| Jean Faulds | Mrs. Woods |
| Faith Kent | Stella |
| John Kidd | Avery |
| Preston Lockwood | Arthur Needham |
| Doreen Mantle | Aunt Bunny |
| Madeleine Newbury | Diana |
| John Rolls | Morland |
| Jackie Smith-Wood | Nancy Ackerley |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| James Brabazon | Producer |
