This three-part BBC serial for children was based on the novel of the same name by Berlie Doherty and told the moving story of an isolated family working a sheep farm in Northumberland.
Seen through the eyes of 13-year-old Jeannie Tanner (Margery Bone), the serial chronicled the pattern of change overtaking her and her family.
For generations, the Tanners had lived and worked on the farm, but now Jeannie realised strange things were happening.
Dad, Mum, elder sister Kathleen, brother Martin (Billy Fellows) and even little Marion (Charlotte Kyle) all had their secrets.
Kathleen (Jan Graveson) seemed happy by day, but at night she secretly cried and would not confide in Jeannie.
And Gran (Jean Haywood) had suddenly decided out of the blue to up and move to India.
Jeannie suffered hardship and pain as the Tanners went through difficult times.
Her Dad (John Hallam) was badly injured in a farming accident, and she and her mother (Ann Raitt) had to bear the brunt of running the farm.
But Jeannie and her family ultimately came to terms with the triumphs and tragedies of their lives.
The serial was filmed entirely on location at farms near Rothbury, Haltwhistle and Hexham in Northumberland.
Jeannie Tanner
Margery Bone John Tanner (Dad)
John Hallam Madge Tanner (Mum)
Ann Raitt Kathleen Tanner
Jan Graveson Martin Tanner
Billy Fellows Marion Tanner
Charlotte Kyle Gran
Jean Haywood Boy Baxter
Ted Richards Alec Baxter
Bob Smeaton
Episodes
Gran | Kathleen and Martin | Mum and Dad
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Seen through the eyes of 13-year-old Jeannie Tanner (Margery Bone), the serial chronicled the pattern of change overtaking her and her family.
Her Dad (John Hallam) was badly injured in a farming accident, and she and her mother (Ann Raitt) had to bear the brunt of running the farm.
