Season 1
S1 · E1 · Feb 23, 1994
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Mar 2, 1994
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Mar 9, 1994
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Mar 16, 1994
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Mar 23, 1994
Episode 5 Episode 5
5 episodes in Season 1
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Schoolboys Keith and David hear drumming under the hill on the moor near their homes, and set out to investigate. The hillside unexpectedly opens and Nellie Jack John, a drummer boy from the 18th-century marches into the 20th. Bewildered and lost in a strange world, he enlists Keith and David to help him get home.
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Cast
26 people
Chris Downs
Keith
Paul Nicholls
David
Known for
EastEnders
If Only
David Hargreaves
Dr Wix
Known for
Fleabag
Traitors
Bobby Knutt
Frank Watson
Known for
Benidorm
Ruth Holden
Eileen Watson
Known for
Threads
Barbara Dryhurst
Miss Cook
Known for
Prime Suspect
Mark Jordon
PC Hunter
Known for
Emmerdale
The Long Shadow
Kate Rutter
Mrs Heseltine
Known for
I, Daniel Blake
The Long Shadow
Terence Edmond
Mr Heseltine
Known for
Murder Ahoy
Bryan Dick
Nellie Jack John
Known for
The Numbers Station
Blood and Chocolate
Peter Barnes
Dr Tate
Known for
Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
Judith Davis
Angry Woman
Also in
Chiller
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
Marilyn Fox Creator · William Mayne Author Ilona Sekacz Composer
Total runtime 2h 5m · Episode length 25 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
February 23, 1994
Final episode
March 23, 1994
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
25 min
Total runtime
2h 5m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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