A Traveller in Time
1978 · BBC One · 30 min · 1 season
S01E05 · The Ribbon
Thu, 2 Feb, 4:05 am
The plot to save the Queen of Scots is in jeopardy. Penelope is desperate at the thought of leaving Thackers without knowing the fate of the Babingtons.
About
Penelope lives in the twentieth century, and it is only when she goes to live with her aunt at Thackers, a remote, ancient farmhouse, that she finds herself travelling back in time to join the lives of the Babington family, and watching helplessly as tragic events bring danger to her friends and the downfall of their heroine, Mary, Queen of Scots, whom they are seeking to rescue.
Episodes
- E01
The Door
Thu, 5 Jan· 30 minPenelope arrives from London to stay with her uncle and aunt in their farmhouse in Derbyshire. It was once the home of an Elizabethan family-and when strange things start happening Penelope begins to think they may still be there ...
- E02
The Kitchen
Thu, 12 Jan· 30 minPenelope causes a sensation when, with her modern clothes and short hair, she steps back in time to meet the Babington family in the days of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- E03
The Locket
Thu, 19 Jan· 30 minDuring the church service Penelope drops her collection money and finds something lost long ago which links her once again with the Elizabethan Babingtons.
- E04
The Tunnel
Thu, 26 Jan· 30 minPenelope moves in and out of the past and is deeply involved with the Babingtons and their troubles, but now Arabella Babington is becoming suspicious and threatens her life.
- E05
The Ribbon
Thu, 2 Feb· 30 minThe plot to save the Queen of Scots is in jeopardy. Penelope is desperate at the thought of leaving Thackers without knowing the fate of the Babingtons.
Cast
Sophie Thompson
Penelope