A new BBC film starring Nigel Hawthorne
Stephen Lowe 's sensitive and poignant screenplay explores the miniature marvel of the Flea Circus as rediscovered by a young boy and an old Polish emigre, worlds apart in culture. The story of their gradually developing friendship becomes both moving and magical as they struggle to re-create the "smallest show on earth".
This is Anthony Hill 's first acting role. He was discovered at a youth theatre workshop in Nottingham. Lowe's stage plays include The Ragged
Trousered Philanthropists; he has written Cries from the Watch Tower and Ice Dance for TV.
Producers Alan Dossor and Peter Kendal Director Alan Dossor
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