A group of children discovers a mysterious creature in the local sand pit who agrees to grant them one wish each day.A group of children discovers a mysterious creature in the local sand pit who agrees to grant them one wish each day.A group of children discovers a mysterious creature in the local sand pit who agrees to grant them one wish each day.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
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- TriviaThe lyrics to the "Wishing" song, which The Psammead performs during the closing credits are: When you want your heart's desire/And there's nothing but the fire/Of a madly yearning wild imagination/When all you have to do is choose/And if you don't you're bound to lose/Something special in your life will pass you by/Castles in the air/Or a chest purest gold/Start a quest/Before you're old/Try wishing/A little harder every day/Wishing/To chase the clouds away!/In the twinkling of an eye/You'll grow tall/or even fly/You won't know until you try/So do/And in the magic that you find/Dream your dream away.
- Quotes
The Psammead: [singing the "Wishing" song during the closing credits] When you want your heart's desire and there is nothing but the fire of a madly yearning wild imagination. When all you have to do is choose and if you don't, you're bound to loose, something special in your life will pass you by. Castles in the air or a chest of purest gold. Cast aside despair, start a quest, before you're old. Try wishing, a little harder everyday. Wishing, to chase the clouds away. In the twinkling of a eye, you could grow tall or even fly. You don't know until you try, so do! And with the magic you will find, dream your dream away!
- Crazy creditsThe Psammead is seen singing "Wishing" during the closing credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Worlds of Fantasy: The Child Within (2008)
- SoundtracksWishing
Composed by Michael Omer
Sung by Francis Wright
It was a bbc children's program and the acting was not too bad. ( from the usual child actors that sometimes ( as is with most bbc serials)....you just wanted to slap for being so well spoken and polite)
but the star was the sand fairy, the puppet was amazing and captured all his indignity and self pride.
all in all i would say 8.5 /10
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the sight of the wee sand fairy as he granted wishes...........was a thing that NOBODY should miss seeing. hard to explain but best way to describe it would be "a bad case of constipation"
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