| Peter and Wendy | |
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| Written by | Adrian Hodges |
| Directed by | Diarmuid Lawrence |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | Headline Pictures |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 26 December (2015-12-26) – 30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) |
Peter and Wendy is a 2015television film made forITV in theUnited Kingdom.[1] It was written byAdrian Hodges, directed byDiarmuid Lawrence and produced byStewart Mackinnon and Christian Baute,Headline Pictures.
The film is based onthe play and novel byJ. M. Barrie, blending it with an original narrative set in the present day. The film draws a connection between the stories of Barrie and the real lifeGreat Ormond Street Hospital, to which Barrie gave the rights to the story in 1929, a few years before his death.
It was first broadcast on 26 December 2015.[2]
Lucy Rose is a teenage girl with a heart condition who is awaiting risky surgery that would save her life. Late in the night before her operation she is given an original first edition copy ofPeter Pan by a staff member from within the stored confines of the museum dedicated toJames Matthew Barrie. After reading it to a group of child patients, she dreams she is Wendy, and her fellow child patients areLost Boys and theDarling brothers, who are all taken by Peter Pan toNeverland, where they meetTiger Lily and battle pirates led byCaptain Hook.[3]
The film won an International Emmy in 2016, and a Special Award for Best Director at the Parma Film Music Festival in 2016.
The film was generally well received by critics.[2][4]
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