Bbc adaptation of alison uttley's acclaimed novel. A gripping bbc family drama, starring sophie thompson eastenders, four weddings and a funeral in her first tv role. A modern 20th century teenager is transported to elizabethan times and soon finds herself on a mission to save mary queen of scots! When penelope taberner goes to stay with her uncle barnabas and aunt tissie on their old and distant derbyshire farm, she begins to see strange visions. Suddenly finding herself transported back to tudor times, she uncovers there's a plot to free her idol, mary queen of scots to overthrow elizabeth i. And her very own ancestors, the babington family, are leading the treasonous attempt. Penelope already knows the tragic fate that awaits the scottish queen, but can she change the course of history this mysterious and charming drama was written by the beloved little grey rabbit author alison uttley, and inspired by the true story of the babington plot. Running time 145 minutes region region 2