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. The first series were released early on

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on 23 March 2020, and later premiered on

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on 6 April 2020 in the United Kingdom. In Canada, the show premiered on Family Channel with a two-part event on 1 July 2020. In America, it premiered on

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on 13 September 2020. The third season premiered on 4 July 2022 on

. Internationally, the series is broadcast on CBC Gem in Canada,

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in Australia, ZDF and

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in Germany, e-Junior,

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in Finland, SVT Barn in Sweden, NRK Super in Norway,

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in Scandinavia and HOT in Israel. In 2022 a fourth series entered production.

Premise

Set in post-World War II Britain, the show follows the adventures of 12-year-old Darrell Rivers as she leaves home to attend an all-girls' boarding school and "explores a nostalgic world of midnight feasts, lacrosse, pranks, a mystery ghost and lasting friendships." The TV series updates Blyton's post-war period piece for a modern audience with a racially diverse and inclusive cast.

Cast

Main

* Ella Bright as Darrell Rivers * Danya Griver as Gwendoline Mary Lacey * Zoey Siewert as Alicia Johns (Seasons 1–2; 4-) * Sienna Arif-Knights as Sally Hope * Imogen Lamb as Mary-Lou Linnet * Natasha Raphael as Irene Edwards (recurring season 1; main season 2–) * Beth Bradfield as Jean Dunlop (recurring season 1; main season 2–) * Ashley McGuire as Matron (Recurring season 1; main season 2–) * Carys John as Ellen Wilson (Season 2–) * Amelie Green as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Robinson (Season 3–)

Recurring

* Twinkle Jaiswal as Katherine (Season 1) * Saskia Kemkers as Emily (Season 1) * Hannah Saxby as Pamela (Season 1) * Geneviève Beaudet as Mam’Zelle Rougier * Imali Perera as Miss Potts (Season 1) * Jennifer Wigmore (Season 1 & Christmas Special-) as Miss Elizabeth Grayling * Christine Horne as Margaret (Season 1) * Jude Harper - Wrobel as Ron * Birgitte Solem (Seasons 2–3) as Miss Elizabeth Grayling * Jason Callender as Mr. Parker (Season 2 & 4) * Edie Whitehead as Georgina Thomas (Season 2) *

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as Mr. Lacey (Season 3) * Emily Piggford as Miss Julia Johnson and Jennifer Johnson (Season 3) * Bre Francis as Mavis (Season 3)

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Christmas Specials

Production

In July 2019, it was announced in a press release that

and Family Channel had commissioned a 13-part co-produced adaptation of

's ‘phenomenal’ ''

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''. Sasha Hails and Rachel Flowerday would adapt the series for television with Rebecca Rycroft and Bruce McDonald directing. From

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, Josh Scherba, Anne Loi and Michael Goldsmith are executive producing; Angela Boudreault is producing. From King Bert Productions, Jo Sargent is executive producing and Grainne McNamara is producing. Principal photography began in

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, Canada in summer 2019 and later moved to in

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and

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in England, shooting at

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and in the town of

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Release

released a teaser trailer on 20 March 2020 with the announcement that the series would premiere on 6 April 2020. The entire first series of episodes was available to view early on

as of 23 March to viewers in the UK with a TV licence. The first two episodes aired on Family Channel in Canada that 1 July. The second season was also released in its entirety on the BBC iPlayer on 22 November 2021, with broadcasts expected on CBBC in 2022. It was also announced that

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would handle international distribution outside the United Kingdom. ''Malory Towers'' began airing on

on Sundays in America on 13 September 2020.

References

External links

* * {{Family Channel original programming 2020 British television series debuts 2020s British children's television series 2020s Canadian children's television series BBC children's television shows Adaptations of works by Enid Blyton British television shows based on children's books Canadian television shows based on children's books English-language television shows Television series about children Television series set in the 1940s Television series by DHX Media