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The Return of the Borrowers

1993 · 1 season

A gentle, nostalgic adventure with tiny heroes facing oversized dangers, offering cozy suspense and whimsical charm.

Created by
John Henderson
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, Ian Holm
Overview
The Borrowers leave their new home and find a model village just the right size for them. They find George but the village's owner also finds out about the Borrowers.

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Created by
John Henderson
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, Ian Holm
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
John Henderson
Written by
Richard Carpenter
Starring
Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, Ian Holm, Ben Chaplin, Paul Cross, Barbara Hicks, Bay White, Tony Haygarth
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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