A Traveller In Time

6.0
197830m

Penelope travels back in time to join the Babington family as they face danger trying to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots, witnessing tragic events unfold.

Production

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Seasons

5 Episodes • Premiered 1978

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1. The Door

Penelope arrives from London to stay with her uncle and aunt in their farmhouse in Derbyshire. It was once the home of an Elizabethan family-and when strange things start happening Penelope begins to think they may still be there.

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2. The Kitchen

Penelope causes a sensation when, with her modern clothes and short hair, she steps back in time to meet the Babington family in the days of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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3. The Locket

During the church service, Penelope drops her collection money and finds something lost long ago which links her once again with the Elizabethan Babingtons.

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4. The Tunnel

Penelope moves in and out of the past and is deeply involved with the Babingtons and their troubles, but now Arabella Babington is becoming suspicious and threatens her life.

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5. The Ribbon

The plot to save the Queen of Scots is in jeopardy. Penelope is desperate at the thought of leaving Thackers without knowing the fate of the Babingtons.

Cast

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Gerald James

Uncle Barnabas

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Simon Gipps-Kent

Francis Babington

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Mary Maude

Mistress Babington

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Heather Chasen

Mary Queen of Scots

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Paul Geoffrey

Chideock Tichbourne

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