The Windermere Children movie on BBC Two is based on a true story and narrates the challenges of a group of children who escaped the Nazi Holocaust. The film is the stark, moving and ultimately redemptive story of the bonds the children make with one another, and of how the friendships forged at Windermere will sustain them as they rebuild their lives in the UK.
The Windermere Children Cast
Simon Block writes this new drama set in the time of Second World War. Directed by Michael Samuels, the series premieres on 27 January 2020. The series was filmed in Northern Ireland
The Windermere Children (2020)
Developed By: Simon Block
Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Tim McInnerny, Iain Glen
Network: BBC Two
Air Date: 27 January 2020, 9 PM
The Windermere Children Plot
‘The Windermere Children’ series follows coachload of children arrive at the Calgarth Estate by Lake Windermere, England, escaping the Nazi Holocaust.
Carrying only the clothes they wear and a few meagre possessions, they bear the emotional and physical scars of all they have suffered.
Charged with looking after the children is child psychologist Oscar Friedmann. Along with his team of counsellors, including art therapist Marie Paneth, philanthropist Leonard Montefiore and sports coach Jock Lawrence, they have four months to help the children reclaim their lives.
By the lake, the children learn English, play football, ride bikes, express their trauma through painting – and begin to heal. Some locals taunt them, but they are embraced by others.
Haunted by nightmares, they yearn for news of their loved ones. When the Red Cross arrives with letters about the fates of their families, none of them receive good news. But in the absence of relatives, the children find family in each other.
The Windermere Children Trailer
Watch this trailer of BBC Two movie and tell us if you like this new drama.
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