Edwardian child Blyton begins to tell stories to her brothers as an escape from their parents' rows before the father deserts the family. Whilst training as a teacher after the Great War she sends her stories to publishers, one of whom, Hugh Pollock,takes her on and also marries her. They have two daughters but is a terrible mother, letting a nanny rear them whilst she, ironically, bestows treats on anonymous children who worship her for her stories. She is completely self-absorbed,driving Hugh to drink and then to another woman. uses the children as emotional blackmail to get a divorce on her terms before marrying Kenneth Waters, a weak man similar to her father. After World War Two she is as popular as ever, despite accusations of using a syndicate to pen her books and will carry on,adored by children who do not know her true nature, for another twenty years and her death in 1968.

Starring:

Claire Rushbrook, Denis Lawson, Gabrielle Reidy, Harry Taylor, Helena Bonham Carter, Laurence Richardson, Matthew Macfadyen, Neil Findlater, Nicholas Lumley, Philip Wright, Pooky Quesnel

Genre:

Drama, Biography