The Return of the Psammead Episode Five (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Return of the Psammead

Episode Five (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Psammead vanishes, the parrot develops the ability to talk, and the milkman travels from London to win Bessie's hand, but he discovers Mr. Dawkins is a rival for her affections.

Director

Marilyn Fox

Writers

Helen Cresswell (by) | E. Nesbit (after: the novels of)

Producer

Richard Callanan

Composer

Michael Omer

Production Designer

Humphrey Jaeger

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Updated Feb 3, 1993

Release date

Feb 3, 1993 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Anna Massey Aunt Marchmont Aunt Marchmont See fewer	Peeping Tom (1960)
Toby Ufindell-Phillips George George See fewer	The Return of the Psammead (1993)
Laura Clarke Ellie Ellie See fewer	City of Glass (1998)
Leonard Kirby Pip Pip See fewer	Chaplin (1992)
Vicci Avery Lucy Lucy See fewer	Julie and the Cadillacs (1999)
Polly Kemp Bessie Bessie See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Frank Taylor Mr. Dobbs Mr. Dobbs See fewer	The Return of the Psammead (1993)
Joanna Barrett Lil Dawkins Lil Dawkins See fewer	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
Calum MacPherson Albert Dobbs Albert Dobbs See fewer	The 10th Kingdom (2000)
Simon Slater Dawkins Dawkins See fewer	Mary Magdalene (1993)
Colin Wyatt Arthur Arthur See fewer	Monarch of the Glen (2000)
Chris Emmett Methuselah the Parrot (voice) Methuselah the Parrot (voice) See fewer	3-2-1 (1978)
Francis Wright The Psammead (voice) The Psammead (voice) See fewer	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)