A poignant biography of one of the most successful and wildly-read writers of the 20th century. Her stories enthralled children everywhere but her personal struggles often proved too much.
Acting
Helena Bonham Carter's brittle, terrifying warmth.
Production
Evocative period detail that feels like faded Technicolor.
Director
James Hawes
Helena Bonham Carter
Enid Blyton
Matthew Macfadyen
Hugh Pollock
Denis Lawson
Kenneth Waters
Claire Rushbrook
Dorothy Richards
Joseph Millson
Hanly Blyton
Ramona Marquez
Imogen
Lisa Diveney
Enid (aged 19)
Pooky Quesnel
Theresa Blyton
Eileen O'Higgins
Maid Maggie
Douglas Reith
BBC Interviewer
Nicholas Lumley
Dr. Beresford
Sinead Michael
Gillian
Philip Wright
Thomas Blyton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Enid Blyton remains one of the world's best-selling authors—over 600 million copies sold—yet her legacy is deeply contested, with modern editions edited to remove dated language.
Helena Bonham Carter prepared by reading Blyton's daughters' memoirs, particularly Imogen Smallwood's 'A Childhood at Green Hedges,' which directly informed the film's harshest revelations.
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