Enid (film)

Enid
Directed by	James Hawes
Produced by	Sally Woodward Gentle Lee Morris Eleanor Moran Jamie Laurenson
Written by	Lindsay Shapero
Starring	Helena Bonham Carter Matthew Macfadyen Denis Lawson
Music by	Nicholas Hooper
Cinematography	Matt Gray
Edited by	Richard Cox
Distributed by	BBC Four
Release dates	16 November 2009
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Enid is a British dramatic television film first broadcast on 16 November 2009 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

• 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

Award	Result	Category	Recipient
Broadcasting Press Guild	Won	Best Single Drama	Enid
	Nominated	Best Actress	Helena Bonham Carter
BAFTA TV Awards	Nominated
International Emmy Award	Won	International Emmy Award for best actress

Production

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

External links

• Enid at IMDb
• BBC Press Release