The Borrowers (2011)

Based on The Borrowers by Mary Norton

After being discovered by 'human beans', a family of borrowers - tiny people who live under the floorboards - must leave their home.

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  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 1'27'10''
  • Broadcast date: 2011
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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