Based on the 1899 novel by E. Nesbit, this BBC children’s adventure series premiered on 19 February 1961 and followed the children of the once-wealthy Bastable family who turned to treasure-seeking in a desperate effort to save their family home after their father fell on hard times.
The six children – Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, Dora and H.O. (short for Horace Octavius) – came up with different ideas for finding treasure – from digging for buried gold, to selling poetry, or becoming detectives.
A gang of robbers kidnapped the children and demanded a ransom from their father. They managed to escape with the help of a friendly dog and a boy named Albert (Chris Williams).
Oswald Bastable
Anthony Klouda Dicky Bastable
Jonathan Collins Alice Bastable
Sara O’Connor Noel Bastable
Richard Williams H.O. (Horace Octavius) Bastable
Mark Mileham Dora Bastable
Hilary Wyce Mr Bastable
Philip Latham Eliza
Pat Fryer Albert
Chris Williams Albert’s uncle
Peter Gray Mr Foulkes
Richard Warner Lord Tottenham
Laidman Browne Mrs Leslie
Noel Streatfeild
Episodes
The Council of Ways and Means | Good Hunting | Held to Ransom | The Deadly Peril | The Golden Nectar | Lo, the Poor Indian
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