Hetty Feather (TV series)

Hetty Feather is a British children's drama, which focuses on the life of the title character, who was abandoned as a baby and lives in a Foundling Hospital in London. It is based on the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson. The first series aired from 11 May 2015 to 6 July 2015. Series 2 was first aired on 10 May 2016. Series 3 started airing on 8 May 2017 and finished airing on 10 July 2017. The fourth series started on 7 May 2018. The series was recommissioned for a fifth series in 2018. It has been confirmed by Isabel Clifton on Twitter that there will be a sixth series airing sometime in 2020, along with a Christmas special.

In the United States, the series airs on BYUtv. Series 1 and 2 began airing March 18, 2018 at 6 p.m. MDT. Series 3 and 4 aired on BYUtv in Autumn 2018 followed by season 5 in Autumn 2019. The Christmas Special premiered worldwide on BYUtv, 4 days before CBBC premiered it in the UK.

Premise
The premise of the series revolves around Hetty Feather, who was abandoned as a baby. She was fostered by Peg with Gideon Smeed, her foster brother and when they turned 5, they had to return to the Foundling Hospital. The series is set during 1887 and filmed at Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent and The Maidstone Studios as their production base. During series 3, filming moved to Belmont House in Faversham, Kent.

Characters

Main characters

Guest and recurring characters

Key
† marks that the character is now deceased/dead.

Past characters

Episodes

Series 1 (2015)

Special (2016)

After the end of the episode, The End Of It All in series 4, a five-minute crossover between The Dumping Ground and Hetty Feather aired on CBBC, titled A Special Dumping Ground Adventure. Its official title (according to CBBC Online) is Floss The Foundling and has instead used this title online and in subsequent TV airings.

Series 2 (2016)

Series 3 (2017)

Series 4 (2018)

Series 5 (2019)

Christmas Special (2019)

DVD releases
The first series of Hetty Feather was released on DVD on 27 July 2015. The first season was given a U (Universal) and a PG rating by the BBFC for mild bad language, mild scenes of threat and peril, and mild adult themes (specifically scenes centred on death and bereavement). The second series of Hetty Feather was released on DVD on 18 July 2016.

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Category:2010s British children's television series
Category:2015 British television series debuts
Category:British children's television programmes
Category:BBC children's television programmes
Category:English-language television programs
Category:Television series set in the 19th century
Category:Television shows set in London
Category:Television series about orphans