Drama / Family
Restless, razor-sharp and refusing to conform, 17-year-old Sybylla Melvyn is dead set on writing her own story in an era that expects her to find a man and settle down.


Sybylla is sent to her posh grandmother to be polished for marriage, but her spirited nature leaves a bold impression on high society.

Sybylla gains a fan from her antics at the party who encourages her to pursue her writing career. She also develops a little crush on someone.

A well-loved family member returns to Caddagat along with a charming guest. Sybylla's talents are recognized and she receives an unexpected offer.

Things at home get more dire but it's time to have some fun. Everyone lets loose at the New Year's party where feelings and tensions rise.

Secrets and feelings get exposed and everyone is feeling it all. Sybylla makes a huge decision about her future.

Sybylla struggles as a governess but amid chaotic classrooms and never-ending chores, she realizes the value of sacrifice and pursuing her dreams.

Sybylla Melvyn

Harry Beecham

Helen Bell

Mrs. Bossier

Augusta Beecham

Frank Hawden

Nell Kirby


David McCallum stars as the rebellious Alan Breck Stewart, and this ambitious serial (a co-production between HTV and Germany's Tele-Munchen) also features a host of British character actors, including Bill Simpson, Patrick Allen, Andrew Keir, Patrick Magee and Frank Windsor. When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance, his relative tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Luckily for the lad, he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck Stewart, who is on the run after Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culloden. When a ship's captain tries to kill Breck for his money, the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh, dodging the ruthless Redcoats along the way.

Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.
Betty Kirby

Gertie Melvyn