Hetty Feather (TV series)


Hetty Feather is a British children's drama series, which focuses on the life of the title character who was abandoned as a baby, lives first in a Foundling Hospital in London, and later works as a maid for a rich family in their home. 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. The series began airing in the United States on BYUtv in 2018. Cast member Fern Deacon confirmed that the sixth series, accompanied by a feature-length special, would be the final series.

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 with The Maidstone Studios as their production base for Series Two and Three. During series 3, filming moved to in Faversham, Kent to double as Calendar Hall, which features from Series 3 to 6.

Characters

Key

† marks that the character is now deceased/dead.

Main characters

Guest and recurring characters

Timeline

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 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)

Series 6 (2020)

Home releases

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