Helen Cresswell

Helen Cresswell (11 July 1934, Kirkby in Ashfield - 26 September 2005, Eakring, Nottinghamshire) was an English author of over 120 books for children including A Gift from Winklesea, the Lizzie Dripping series, and The Bagthorpe Saga. She also adapted numerous stories for television, including Moondial (1988), Five Children and It (1991), The Famous Five (1995-1996) and The Demon Headmaster (1996-1998). She was educated at Nottingham High School ... more

Date of birth:

  • Jul 11, 1934

Date of death:

  • Sep 26, 2005 (age 71 years)
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TV Program Creator

TV programs Created

Lizzie Dripping

Lizzie Dripping (released in its second year under the title, Lizzy Dripping Again) is a British television children's programme produced by the BBC in 1973...

Moondial

Moondial is a British television serial made for children by the BBC and transmitted in 1988, with a repeat in 1990. It was written by Helen Cresswell, who...

The Bagthorpe Saga

The Bagthorpe Saga is a series of 10 fiction books written by author Helen Cresswell between 1977 and 2001. The series became the basis of a TV comedy series -...
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