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Enid is a 2009 British biographical television film first broadcast on 16 November on BBC Four. Directed by James Hawes it is based on the life of children's writer Enid Blyton, portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. The film introduced the two main lovers of Blyton's life. Her first husband Hugh Pollock, who was also her publisher, was played by Matthew Macfadyen. Kenneth Darrell Waters, a London surgeon who became Blyton's second husband, was portrayed by Denis Lawson. The film explored how the orderly, reassuringly clear worlds Blyton created within her stories contrasted with the complexity of her own personal life.
Original Release
09/25/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Helena Bonham Carter | Enid Blyton |
Matthew MacFadyen | Hugh Pollock |
Denis Lawson | Kenneth Waters |
Claire Rushbrook | Dorothy Richards |
Joseph Millson | Hanly Blyton |
Ramona Marquez | Imogen |
Sinead Michael | Gillian |
Pooky Quesnel | Theresa Blyton |
Philip Wright | Thomas Blyton |
Lisa Diveney | Enid (aged 19) |
Directors
Writers
Lindsay Shapero, Shelagh Stephenson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Helena Bonham Carter | Enid Blyton |
Matthew MacFadyen | Hugh Pollock |
Denis Lawson | Kenneth Waters |
Claire Rushbrook | Dorothy Richards |
Joseph Millson | Hanly Blyton |
Ramona Marquez | Imogen |
Sinead Michael | Gillian |
Pooky Quesnel | Theresa Blyton |
Philip Wright | Thomas Blyton |
Lisa Diveney | Enid (aged 19) |
Alexandra Brain | Enid (aged 12) |
Samuel Hilton | Hanly Blyton (aged 8) |
James Warner | Carey Blyton (aged 4) |
Eileen O'Higgins | Maid Maggie |
Gabrielle Reidy | Mrs Waters |
Douglas Reith | BBC Interviewer |
Nicholas Lumley | Dr. Beresford / Dr Beresford |
Claire Carrie | Betty |
Travis Oliver | Army Officer |
Toby Manley | Librarian |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Eleanor Moran | Executive Producer |
Sally Woodward Gentle | Executive Producer |
James Hawes | Producer |
Lee Morris | Producer |
Shelagh Stephenson | Producer |