''Hetty Feather'' is a British

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series, based on the novel of the same name by

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. Set in the

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, it 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. The first series aired from 11 May 2015 to 6 July 2015. The series began airing in the United States on

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in 2018. The show concluded with a three-part special which served as the series' sixth and final season.

Premise

The series revolves around Hetty Feather, who was abandoned as a baby at the Foundling Hospital. She and her foster brother Gideon Smeed were fostered for a while by Peg Cotton, but when they turned 5, they had to return to the Foundling Hospital. The series is set during 1887 and filmed at

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an
The Historic Dockyard Chatham
with

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as their production base for Series 2 and 3. During series 3, filming moved t
Belmont House
in Faversham, Kent to double as Calendar Hall, which features from Series 3 to 6.

Characters

Key

† marks that the character is now deceased.

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

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, 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)

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 (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.

References

External links

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