Top billed cast

1. 

   Elizabeth Archard

   Pollyanna

2. 

   Elaine Stritch

   Aunt Poly

3. 

   Paddy Frost

   Nancy

4. 

   Stephen Galloway

   Jimmy Bean

5. 

   Ray McAnally

   John Pendleton

6. 

   Paul Maxwell

   Doctor Chilton

7. 

   Valerie Colgan

   Molly Snow

8. 

   Mary Healy

   Mrs. Payton

9. 

   Robert Coleby

   Timothy

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Current Season

Season 1

1973 | 6 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-09-15

For those viewers who prefer that movies based on books stick close to the source material, this version of Pollyanna should please you. Not only does the story adhere closely to Eleanor H. Porter’s children’s novel, but because it is a series, it included much more detail than other versions. And Pollyanna is just as talkative here as in the book, chatting constantly to everyone she meets.

The acting is adequate. I suspect they were short on budget or time, because a few times the performers flubbed their lines a bit and kept going, and to me, Elaine Stritch as Aunt Poly appeared to be...read the rest

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Pollyanna

Keywords

• based on novel or book