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Philippa Lowthorpe gives everything hands-on credibility while still retaining the nostalgic appeal of bygone days also works brilliantly with the junior cast." Johnston concluded that "All in all, it's an intelligent, involving, beautifully mounted adaptation of material that might easily have seemed an old-fashioned relic. And the grey, blustery Lake District weather could hardly be more British."
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