Enid (film)

2009 British film

Enid

Directed by| James Hawes
Written by| Lindsay Shapero
Produced by| Sally Woodward Gentle
Lee Morris
Eleanor Moran
Jamie Laurenson
Starring| Helena Bonham Carter
Matthew Macfadyen
Denis Lawson
Cinematography| Matt Gray
Edited by| Richard Cox
Music by| Nicholas Hooper

Production
company

Carnival Films

Distributed by| BBC Four

Release date

* 16 November 2009 (2009-11-16)

Running time

| 82 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Enid is a 2009 British biographical television film first broadcast on 16 November on BBC Four. Directed by James Hawes it is based on the life of children's writer Enid Blyton, portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. The film introduced the two main lovers of Blyton's life. Her first husband Hugh Pollock, who was also her publisher, was played by Matthew Macfadyen. Kenneth Darrell Waters, a London surgeon who became Blyton's second husband, was portrayed by Denis Lawson. The film explored how the orderly, reassuringly clear worlds Blyton created within her stories contrasted with the complexity of her own personal life.

## Cast[edit]

* Helena Bonham Carter as Enid Blyton
* Matthew Macfadyen as Hugh Pollock, Blyton's publisher, first husband, and father of her two daughters Gillian and Imogen.
* Denis Lawson as Kenneth Darrell Waters: A London surgeon who becomes Blyton's second husband following her divorce from Pollock.
* Travis Oliver as Corporal Alexander Morris
* Ramona Marquez as Imogen Pollock
* Sinead Michael as Gillian Pollock
* Claire Rushbrook as Dorothy Richards
* Joseph Millson as Hanly Blyton
* Pooky Quesnel as Theresa Blyton
* Philip Wright as Thomas Blyton
* Lisa Diveney as Enid Blyton (aged 19)
* Alexandra Brain as Enid Blyton (aged 12)
* Samuel Hilton as Hanly Blyton (aged 8)
* James Warner as Carey Blyton (aged 4)
* Eileen O'Higgins as Maid Maggie
* Gabrielle Reidy as Mrs Waters
* Sion Davies as Boy at party
* Isabella Blake-Thomas as Girl at party

## Awards[edit]

Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

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Broadcasting Press Guild | Best Single Drama  | Enid | Won
Best Actress  | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominated
BAFTA TV Awards | Best Actress | Nominated
International Emmy Award | Best Actress | Won

## Production[edit]

The film was filmed in London and Surrey in Britain.[1] The film is a "major one-off" drama for Carnival Film & Television for BBC Four.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Mrs-Lovett.org (4 January 2009). "Bonham Carter on the set of 'Enid Blyton'". Retrieved 4 February 2009.

## External links[edit]

* Enid at IMDb
* BBC Press Release