Peter and Wendy is a 2015 television film made for ITV in the United Kingdom.[1] It was written by Adrian Hodges, directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and produced by Stewart Mackinnon and Christian Baute, Headline Pictures.
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| Written by | Adrian Hodges |
| Directed by | Diarmuid Lawrence |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | Headline Pictures |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 26 December – 30 December 2015 |
The film is based on the story of Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie, blending it with an original narrative set in the present day. The film draws a connection between the stories of Barrie and the real life Great Ormond Street Hospital, echoing sentiments shared by Barrie himself, who left all the rights to Peter Pan to the hospital in 1929, a few years before his death.
It was first broadcast on 26 December 2015.[citation needed]
Plot
editLucy Rose is a teenage girl with a heart condition who is awaiting risky surgery that would save her life. Late in the night before her operation she is allowed to be given an original first edition copy of Peter Pan by a staff member from within the stored confines of the museum dedicated to James Matthew Barrie. Then after reading it to a group of child patients dreams she is Wendy, her fellow child patients are Lost Boys and the Darling brothers who then are all taken along with her by Peter Pan to Neverland during which they meet Tiger Lily and battle pirates led by Captain Hook. [2]
Cast
edit- Stanley Tucci as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling / Dr. Wylie
- Dan Tetsell as Ratcliffe / Dalton
- Laura Elphinstone as Starkey / Ali
- Rasmus Hardiker as Smee / Smith
- Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Cecco / Yeboah
- Ricky Champ as Bill Jukes / Malik
- Asim Chaudhry as Mullins / Johnson
- Laura Fraser as Mrs. Darling / Julie Rose
- Hazel Doupe as Wendy Darling / Lucy Rose
- Natifa Mai as Tiger Lily / Jaya
- Zak Sutcliffe as Peter Pan
- Paloma Faith as Tinker Bell
- Woody Norman as Curly / Rory
Awards
editThe film won an International Emmy in 2016, and a Special Award for Best Director at the Parma Film Music Festival in 2016.
Reception
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Peter and Wendy official website of the film".
- ^ "ITV's press release for Peter and Wendy".
- ^ Jasper Rees (26 December 2015). "Peter and Wendy, review: 'just what the doctor ordered'". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Paul Kirkley (22 December 2015). "Peter & Wendy: Stanley Tucci and Paloma Faith fly high in magical reimagining of children's classic". Radio Times.