ballet shoes ( tv serial )
a previous adaptation of ballet shoes was produced in serial format by the bbc in 1975 and directed by timothy combe .
ballet shoes was awarded a bafta for light entertainment for producer john mcrae in 1976. in 1977 ballet shoes was awarded an emmy for outstanding children' s special .
the
ballet shoes
the girls wear throughout the film are far too modern for the era depicted .
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category: tv drama; bbc one date: 31. 03. 2008 printable version
ballet shoes is a 2007 british television film, adapted by heidi thomas from noel streatfeild' s 1936 novel ballet shoes. it was produced by granada productions (formerly granada television) and premiered on bbc one on 26 december 2007. it is directed by sandra goldbacher .
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weaksauce weakness: louis will not give in for anyone or anything. except american ballet theatre tickets .
... which is why i bought it. i also wanted to introduce her to such a classic book in the hope that she will read it lovely sweet film. slightly didactic as teaching children to be selfless. there was not too much emphasis on the' ballet shoes' of the title all three girls were given equal coverage, so it was easy to forget which you were watching' ballet shoes' .
the ballet dancer, now director of his own troupe, he idolizes is embezzling funds from the ballet he is stunned and cannot move. rachel tells him to get a hold of yourself man and be the brilliant, mean, powerful lawyer she knows he is to fix this situation for the ballet troupe .
all those theater tickets louis and donna trade for favors become important when louis and rachel both end up at the same ballet performance. they have a great time and end up snagging the ballet company as a client .
genre blind: harold is extremely genre blind for a lawyer working at pearson hardman. he seems completely unaware that louis is a ballet fanatic and as such any case involving the ballet is an opportunity to get into his good graces. instead harold badmouths ballet and more importantly does so while louis is standing right behind him, incensed .
every ballerina is beholden to the rituals of keeping pointe shoes. but only dancers of color are required to go the extra step .
actually, according to aaron korsh, he came fully clean with her. so no, no more shoes dropping on this end .
since the show' s conclusion, nikky' s contributed to children' s tv show boohbah and choreographed another of the bbc' s hit children shows, in the night garden .
“if i wear pink shoes, because my skin is not anywhere near the same color, the image i see seems choppy and isn’t as appealing to look at, ” fentroy explained. “i love having flesh tone shoes and i really do think that no matter what your skin color is, having shoes that create one continuous line from the top of your leg to the tip of your toe allows the audience to focus on all of the beautiful things your body has as a ballet dancer and not focus on what you are wearing. ”
those pale or pink tones pose an obvious problem for dancers of color. while white dancers can wear the default “nude” tights, leotards and shoes to maintain consistent lines as they bend their torsos and limbs into standard ballet configurations, dancers of color are forced to turn to paints that dull the shine of their shoes, or other imperfect solutions like shoe polish and makeup, to achieve the same results .
last week, chyrstyn fentroy, a member of the dance theatre of harlem, posted a photo to instagram (featured above) ― an in - process shot of her painting a pair of “nude” pointe shoes to match her skin tone. it was reminiscent of a video eric underwood, a soloist at the royal ballet, posted to his instagram last year, showing him applying powder pigment to his own shoes .
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odd friendship: louis and rachel team up in one episode to help a dance company, after discovering a shared passion for ballet .
the dance theatre of harlem, a company historically comprised of african - american and other racially diverse artists, is known for encouraging various flesh - colored tights, leotards and shoes, and as fentroy’s photo shows, the company provides unique paints that match each dancer’s skin. fentroy ― who grew up with the understanding that pointe shoes are pink and “that’s how it was” ― says she’s never been criticized for wearing pink shoes today, though .
victoria' s secret compartment: donna pulls out two ballet tickets out of a fancy blouse when trying to grease the wheels with louis .
the ballet pump is back and it' s been given a makeover so strong that' s already become a big fashion trend this season .
in a caption accompanying his video, underwood pleaded for dancewear companies to introduce more than one flesh tone into their ballet shoe inventories. when he posted the photo, he was not able to buy anything but that traditional “ballet slipper” pink. “not being able to buy shoes is a reminder that you are an anomaly and that you aren’t given the same consideration as other dancers, ” fellow dancer brooklyn mack explained to the bbc after underwood’s post .
“every school and company has a different practice for what their dancers do with their pointe shoes, ” she said. “i think that many schools that are predominantly [ comprised of ] dancers of color are beginning to practice the idea of having flesh - colored shoes, but not all. at dance theatre of harlem, it is standard for the company members to always have flesh - colored shoes and tights, and it is a part of the dress code for students. ”
disc # 1 - - ballet shoes 1. the fossils [ 9: 09 ] 2. a promise to ourselves [ 11: 51 ] 3. audtion [ 10: 40 ] 4. pack of playing cards [ 8: 14 ] 5. hired! [ 6: 29 ] 6. a midsummer night' s dream [ 6: 13 ] 7. permanent wave [ 5: 56 ] 8. screen test [ 2: 46 ] 9. ballet shoes [ 4: 55 ] 10. christmas [ 5: 10 ] 11. posey [ 10: 30 ] 12. names in history books [ 1: 55 ]
while fentroy has noticed an increased interest in flesh - colored shoes among dancers of color, she’s yet to find a company that’s officially capitalized on the demand. earlier this year, ballet shoe manufacturer bloch announced that it was working on a series of slippers for non - white dancers, but they have yet to hit the market. (for the record, misty copeland wears bloch axiom shoes and uses pancake makeup to match them to her skin, her publicist explained in a statement to huffpost. )
clarification: language in this story has been amended to make clear that misty copeland was the first female african - american principal dancer at the american ballet theater. in case you were wondering, debra austin became the first ever african - american principal dancer for a major dance company ― the pennsylvania ballet ― in 1982 .
“i am greatly looking forward to the day when pointe shoes are created in multiple skin tones, ” fentroy concluded, “and i do think that day will come soon. ”
louis gets a chance to meet his childhood idol, a famous ballet dancer who is now running his own company. louis tries to help him with a contract dispute but realizes that
“currently, to my knowledge, there are not any pointe shoe companies that create shoes in flesh tones, ” she added. “i have seen pointe shoes made in red and black before, but those are the only pre - made colors that i have come across. sometimes certain companies will have different shades of pink, but none that i have seen are far off from the normal color. ”
posy is brought to see valentin manoff' s ballet by madame fidolia. posy wants to go to his ballet school in czechoslovakia. madame gets a stroke and is paralysed, and posy is devastated. charles in exile is a hit and pauline has been discovered. she is offered a contract for five years in hollywood, but she isn' t sure that she should take it .
' i started my career as a ballet dancer and had just started working as a choreographer. i thought it was a bit of a risky move but it certainly paid off,' he once told
posy, noticed by madame fidolia, the owner of the school, is very talented at ballet. madame fidolia now teaches her classical ballet only. however petrova hates dancing and would much rather work with cars and fly planes. she and mr simpson become very good friends. garnie starts to fall in love with mr simpson. she has bad lungs and her health starts worsening. petrova is worried for her .
fresh from four bafta television nominations, seven bafta craft nominations and six broadcasting press guild nominations, as well as the tric award 2007 for best drama programme earlier this month and the rts award for best writer, the two - part special will be produced by co - creator sue birtwistle (pride and prejudice), directed by simon curtis (five days, freezing) and written by heidi thomas (ballet shoes, lilies) .
leotards and tights are available through speciality manufacturers, but fentroy and other dancers of color continue to paint their shoes ― on top of sewing their ribbons and elastics into place, cutting their shanks to size, gluing their pointe tips and dousing their pairs in water until they reflect the unique arcs of their feet. ultimately, every ballerina is beholden to the rituals of keeping pointe shoes. but only dancers of color are required to go an extra step .
still, for some dancers of color, abandoning the historic pink outfit in favor of other “unconventional” flesh tones can be difficult. in a blog post for brown girls do ballet, ballerina selena robinson weighed her options between the brown tights that match her skin tone or the pink ones most other ballerinas don. wearing the pink, many dancers point out, is a part of maintaining uniformity among the corps de ballet dancers meant to perform in sync .
this piece has been updated to include a statement from misty copeland’s publicist. we have reached out to bloch for a comment on whether or not they are still planning on producing a line of flesh - toned shoes but have yet to hear back .
he is a a trained ballet dancer and choreographer and admitted he was initially reluctant to take on the role that led to him being sent fan mail from adults as well as children and feeling like a member of the beatles .
the “normal color, ” of course, is a shade similar to the essie nail polish titled “ ballet slippers. ” like the beauty and fashion industries, dancewear companies tend to use the term “nude” to refer only to pale tones .
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with a round - toe and heel of no more than 1. 5 inches, these are shoes to get things done in (praise be). it started with the celine spring / summer 2015 show when designer phoebe philo showed low pumps in butter - soft leather .
high street brands including topshop, cos, office and asos have all produced their own take on the low heeled pump, which means there is zero need to shell out on a pricey pair. these shoes are so wearable and so comfortable you may want to buy a couple of pairs .
it is 1919. sylvia is now grown up. gum brings her back an orphaned baby girl, who has been rescued from a shipwreck. he names her pauline fossil. sylvia and nana reluctantly take her in. two years later, in 1921, gum brings back another orphan, a russian baby girl called petrova. in 1923, gum sends a third baby, posy, with ballet shoes that her mother owned and necklaces for the three girls. he also left some money in the bank for sylvia, enough to last five years. that is the last the family hears of him .
when megastars like misty copeland, “ a little brown - skinned girl in a sea of whiteness, ” are still regarded as “unlikely” ballerinas, the simple act of painting a shoe to make convention conform to you becomes something more potent. it becomes a reminder that ballet has a long way to go .
set in thirties london, ballet shoes tells the exhilarating tale of orphans pauline, petrova and posy fossil, who are adopted by an eccentric explorer, gum, and raised as sisters by his selfless niece. the timeless and uplifting story revolves around each girl' s struggle to fulfil her dreams: pauline longs to be an actress, petrova yearns to be an aviator, and posy seems born to be a ballerina. but when gum disappears, the money runs out - and the girls have a fight on their hands. their struggle to balance personal ambition with the need to survive physically, emotionally, and financially, proves moving and comic by turns .
in a world where ballerinas are expected to know how to pull their hair back in pristine buns, sew their pointe shoes into perfection, and otherwise manipulate their bodies and accessories to adapt to predetermined ideals, painting tutus might read to outsiders as but another dance ritual. if everyone had to do it. but in a world simultaneously dominated by white bodies, a world that has only recently witnessed the rise of american ballet theater’s first female african - american principal dancer (misty copeland) and harbors a history of subtle racism within its institutions, the act of painting a “neutral” tutu becomes a reminder to those inside and outside studio halls of the specific obstacles ballerinas of color face today .
i loved the book
ballet shoes
as a child and still read it from time to time as a
comfort book
. this bbc adaptation is disappointing. it has cut out chunks of the book and altered other parts of it considerably and some characters have been eliminated. there' s not enough dancing and frequently when there is, the feet are cut off. there are no scenes either of the children' s actual theatre performances. why? some characters are exactly as i would have imagined from the book - dr jakes, mr simpson and mme fidolia are excellent and little posy is delightful. however, sylvia is even sillier than in the book - a complete ninny, helpless and ineffectual, yet stubborn and narrow - minded with big watery blue eyes and an insipid smile. poor angela thorne having to portray such a profoundly irritating character !
in a scene from the ballet documentary “ first position, ” the camera focuses for a moment on the mother of sierra - leone - born dancer michaela deprince. tutu in hand, elaine deprince performs a seemingly innocuous task ― the painting of her black daughter’s tutus and straps. she carefully applies brown dye to every inch of the formerly pale costumery, making sure to touch up the remaining white bits with a dark sharpie .
posy runs away to manoff' s ballet. she dances for him and he wants to teach her. pauline signs the contract so that posy can go to czechoslovakia with nana, and garnie will go to hollywood with her. unexpectedly, gum comes back, and agrees to teach petrova to fly planes. the movie ends with pauline and posy vowing to get petrova into the history books, while petrova flys over garnie and mr simpson' s wedding .
fentroy, who is currently nursing an injury, wrote in her photo’s caption: “today is paint day, ” including the hashtag # keepingbusyformysanity. when asked why she posted the image, she explained to the huffington post over email that she wanted to give fans a glimpse of her process as a professional dancer. a part of that process, she noted, involves applying a flesh - colored acrylic paint ― created specifically for her by the dance theatre of harlem’s wardrobe team ― to her pointe shoes .
think of them as a more flattering, smarter ballet flat. they look best contrasted with more boyish pieces - i' ve been wearing mine with a boxy knit and levi 501s or dungarees. avoid wearing anything too pretty or smart and bare feet are essential to avoid any granny connotations. people often talk about items being wearable, but having worn mine from dawn till dusk without needing to carry an extra pair of flats, i can vouch for this .
set in 1930s london, this made - for - tv production, based on the novel by noel streatfield, tells the tale of pauline (emma watson), petrova (yasmin paige) and posy fossil (lucy boynton), who are adopted by an eccentric explorer, gum (richard griffiths), and raised as sisters by his selfless niece (emilia fox) and her nurse (victoria wood). each of the girls has a dream to fulfil; pauline longs to be an actress, petrova yearns to be an aviator, and posy seems born to be a ballerina. but when gum disappears and the money runs out, the feisty and devoted fossils find they must fight to survive .
delightful film of the book which is a perennial favourite with young girls and was a favourite of mine in the 1960s. the acting is spot - on with a young emma watson acting a far cry from her harry potter role. emilia fox is perfect as the harrassed guardian of the three precocious and talented girls, victoria wood the perfect foil as nanny - come - dogsbody. this was perfect christmas viewing and i recommend it as a present for any ballet - mad girl between 8 and 14 .
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pauline, petrova, and posy fossil live with sylvia brown, their guardian. money is tight and as the story opens, three boarders - a garage owner, a retired english professor, and a dance teacher - come to stay. theo dane, the dance teacher, has the girls accepted at her school by the formidable madame, and the three go on the stage to help raise money. each discovers her talents - pauline as an actress, petrova in fixing engines, and posy as a dancer .
the picture of the young man on garnie' s piano in all the episodes is a studio shot of esmond knight (name / nm0460874 /), who plays great uncle matthew. the photo is of him as a young man .
when theo tells pauline and petrova about their first audition, the moving shadow of the boom mic is visible on her cardigan .
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the story of three orphan girls (pauline, petrova, and posy), adopted by an eccentric explorer, great uncle matthew, and his niece sylvia, in 1930s london .
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i tuned in with anticipation to what had been billed as the all - star centrepiece to bbc england' s christmas schedule. listings names such as emilia fox and richard griffiths as well as british stage stalwarts, the programme instantly glared of lazy and pretentious direction. the start was tenuous, almost ridiculous, and descended into the depths with wooden acting - the cameo from victoria wood must go down as one of the worst performances in living memory. i read about six months ago that emma watson had turned down handfuls of roles for the chance to perform in this tripe, and did herself no favours with a supposed sympathetic role of burdened orphan that came across as nothing more than an arrogant, sycophantic spoilt brat. just when you thought the film was building up to a resurrecting finale, it just faded out - perhaps reflecting the team equally saw how horrific this was and just gave up. this wasn' t bad, it was a disgrace .
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i remember this film from when i was a little girl and have been wanting to watch it again for years. i would definitely recommend it to people to watch for that reason, but if you are coming to it for the first time you may not love it quite so much. all the acting is solid and the story is of course delightful; i think little girls would still like it very much! it' s certainly much better than the recent bbc version, on account of everyone in it can act .
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i have very fond memories of this adaptation of one of my favourite childrens books. i used to look forward to watching the series on a sunday evening. i know that some of scenes have been cut out and i too would have loved to have seen more dancing and theatre scenes but all in all i much prefer this version to the new version starring emma watson. i wanted to enjoy the new version but found that some of my favourite characters were missing and the added romance between mr simpson and garnie was just plain ridiculous. plus emma watson seemed to be either be playing herself or another version of hermonie granger. the 1975 version may have had a smaller budget but in my eyes it is far superior .
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sylvia brown is guardian to three young girls, pauline, petrova, and posy fossil. money is tight for sylvia, who opens her home to provide board to three others; a retired english professor, a garage owner, and a dance teacher. the later, theo dane, has the girls accepted into her school by the formidable madame and the children help to raise some money through a stage show .
all 6 episodes from the classic bbc series starring angela thorne, jane slaughter, elizabeth morgan, sarah prince, barbara lott, and terence skelton .
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all i can say about this film is that it is good old fashioned family fun. it is the story of a poor family who struggle to get their 3 daughters into schools that specialise in acting, music & dance. it had me laughing, cheering & crying all the way through. if it comes out on blu - ray i am having it !
one of my favourite books of all time! good sense of period; beautifully cast; all the dancers could dance, the children looked much as i think they should, and it will send me back to re - read for about the tenth time. some changes there were no need for, the holiday was not in tents, was it ?
this story of the impoverished fossil sisters is a children' s classic. not only will it please would - be stars of stage and screen, but the period detail is delightful and the sisters' characters are so well depicted, from the beautiful and somewhat vain pauline to the tomboy, petrova. (see if you can spot a future star among the sisters !) there is something for everyone in this film and the young actresses are well chosen and true to their originals in the book, supported by established stars such as emilia fox and victoria wood, a lovely stocking filler for all girls between 7 and 14 - and their mums will enhjoy it too !
my granddaughters can' t get enough of this film and ask to see it every time they come and stay. it has alot in it to discuss afterwards - sibling rivalry, jealousy, poverty, friendship, generosity and growing up. this makes it sound very preachy, but it isnt. its great fun .
good quality - no scratches. arrived in good time. love the dvd. fair price too! would highly recommend .
really good. not read the book to compare to but enjoyed the story and characters .
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“whether i stick to tradition and wear pink or channel dance theatre of harlem and wear brown, ” she wrote, “i just want to be comfortable in my beautiful brown skin and dance for myself. ”
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a young orphan, sylvia brown, and her nurse nana come to live at her great - uncle matthew (gum)' s house in london. he is a paleontologist and is reluctant to take her in, but relents when he learns that he is her only living relative. gum is away a lot on travels collecting fossils, but he sends sylvia letters and presents and she learns to love him .
pauline and petrova go to school at cromwell house, but sylvia (called
garnie
by the girls, short for guardian) can' t afford to send posy. as gum' s money runs out, garnie has to take out pauline and petrova out of school. when the money runs out completely, she takes in four boarders to live in the house: theo dane, a dancer, john simpson, who works with cars, and dr smith and dr jakes, who are retired academics .
pauline, petrova and posy are inspired by the professors to
put their names in the history books
giving service to their country. they vow to do that, and repeat the vow every christmas and birthday .
theo convinces garnie to let the girls train at the children' s academy of dancing and stage training, a stage school. garnie is reluctant at first but then is happy that the girls are getting trained to earn a living. meanwhile, smith and jakes start to teach pauline, petrova, and posy. the girls become very busy. soon pauline is old enough to act on stage and audition for the role of alice in
alice in wonderland
. she loans gum' s necklaces to mr simpson for money for a frock to wear, and will pay him back with her wages. pauline gets the part, and does very well as alice. she gives thirty shillings to garnie for housekeeping money. but pauline starts to get proud and is rude to winifred, her understudy. pauline ends up losing her temper at mr french, the director, and since she' s been disobedient she loses her part to winifred .
petrova and pauline audition for roles as fairies in a midsummer night' s dream. petrova does very badly, but she is engaged since nobody else auditions for her role. pauline is engaged too. petrova does not do well at the rehearsals, and is almost sacked. she doesn' t like acting but does it for the money. when a midsummer night' s dream comes off, pauline wants to audition with petrova for another play, but petrova warns her to stop making her go on stage .
the girls and garnie go camping to help with garnie' s health. mr simpson comes to tell them that pauline will be auditioning for a movie, charles in exile. she gets the part, but finds film acting difficult and doesn' t like it. after the filming, pauline and petrova play in a pantomime of cinderella. even with the money from the film and play, garnie can' t afford to keep their house, and sells it .
as of 2013, the film holds a 100% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes .
wayne myers of the oneida daily dispatch called it an
embraceable film of the sort that emerges more frequently from elsewhere nowadays than hollywood
, and praised the performances of paige, watson, boynton and nicol. brian orndorf writes that emilia fox as sylvia
forms the spine of the story
and that goldbacher
is cautious to silently weave the performance throughout the film to undercut any saccharine temptations .
betty joe tucker of reeltalk movie reviews praised the way film evokes the 1930s. gina catanzarite, in a review for parents' choice, suggested that there may be too much plot material for the film' s relatively short running time .
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dame judi dench, imelda staunton, francesca annis, julia mckenzie and jim carter return in the popular award - winning bbc one drama about the lives of the people of cranford, in a two - part special for christmas 2009, it was announced today .
bbc one viewers became addicted and entranced by cranford, a small cheshire market town in the early 1840s on the cusp of great change .
the railway was pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of law and order .
the christmas special picks up the story in september 1844, a year after the town celebrates the wedding of sophy (kimberley nixon) and dr harrison (simon woods) .
kate harwood, bbc head of series and serials and executive producer of cranford, comments :
cranford captured the hearts of the nation last year as every week, nearly eight million viewers tuned in to catch up with miss matty and her fellow villagers .
i am delighted that we are able to bring these much - loved characters back to life for a christmas special in 2009 and once again uniting an unprecedented pool of talent to thrill and entertain our audiences .
the cranford 2009 christmas special was recommissioned by jane tranter, controller, bbc fiction .
the independent (tom sutcliffe) :
beautifully played, very funny and deftly directed, it' s a world i can' t wait to get back to .
the sunday times – culture (aa gill) :
i was hooked, gaffed, netted and filleted .
the observer – review (kathryn flett) :
its luscious painterly tableaux vivants make its art direction and photography possibly the most beautiful in any costume drama ever .
the mail on sunday (jaci stephen) :
it would be impossible to list all that is great about cranford without writing out the script verbatim .
sunday express (david stephenson) :
cranford is the period drama of the year, and probably the series of the year .
daily telegraph (james walton) :
perfect isn' t an adjective that we nit - picking old critics like to use very often – but, in the case of cranford, i really can' t think of a better one .
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' we used to receive a lot of fan mail from kids and parents. i suppose we were a bit like the beatles or the take that of children' s television.'
shelton was not the original tinky winky. actor dave thompson, who now works as a stand - up comedian, was controversially sacked by production company ragdoll for' misinterpreting' the role and implying the teletubby was gay .
shelton said it was a question he was frequently asked because of tinky winky' s penchant for hand bags .
' people always ask me if tinky winky is gay. but the character is supposed to be a three - year - old so the question is really quite silly,' he said .
bright green dipsy, the' coolest' teletubby, who was fond of hats was played by john simmit, 49, who was and still is a stand - up comedian .
' i was a stand - up before i became dipsy so i carried on doing that when the series came to an end five years ago,' he said at the show' s ten year anniversary celebrations.' the stand - up circuit is pretty close - knit so people got to know that i was dipsy - but i never mentioned it on stage.'
meanwhile, dancer nikky smedley, 49, got the role of laa - laa after replying to a newspaper ad .
while the teletubbies always looked like they were having a jolly old time, life in the suit was difficult, nikky revealed. the actors worked 11 - hour days and the suits were heavy and hot .
actress pui fan lee, 40, played the cute, red po. when the show ended 12 years ago, the british - chinese actress moved on to hosting cbeebies, the bbc' s channel for children aged six and under. today, she presents show me, show me, which is aimed at pre - school children .
in 2001, pui stirred some controversy after playing a seductive lesbian in the channel 4 show metrosexuality. some were shocked when, in one episode, the actress performed a sex act with another woman .
in response, pui said:' i didn' t taken the lesbian role to be deliberately controversial. yes, i was po. but i am an actress too and the role looked interesting, exciting and challenging.'
she added:' when we were in the show it was weird because we never dreamed anyone would be the slightest bit interested in us. but at the height of our popularity there were photographers jumping out of bushes.'
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ballet shoes is british television adaptation of noel streatfeild's novel ballet shoes first broadcast on bbc one in 1975. adapted by john wiles and directed by timothy combe, the series was aired in six parts on sunday evenings. it was aired by pbs in the united states on 27 december 1976.
ballet shoes is british television adaptation of noel streatfeild's novel ballet shoes first broadcast on bbc one in 1975. adapted by john wiles and directed by timothy combe, the series was aired in six parts on sunday evenings. it was aired by pbs in the united states on 27 december 1976.