Never Never Land (film)

For other uses, see Neverland (disambiguation).
Never Never Land

Petula Clark and Anne Seymour
Directed by Paul Annett
Produced by Diane Baker
Starring Petula Clark
Cathleen Nesbitt
John Castle
Anne Seymour
Heather Miller
Evelyn Laye
Roland Culver
Music by Ron Grainer
Distributed by Sharp Features
Release dates
 1980
Running time
 85 min.
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Never Never Land is a 1980 British drama film directed by Paul Annett and starring Petula Clark, Cathleen Nesbitt, John Castle, and Anne Seymour. It is named after Neverland, the magical setting of the classic children's tales of Peter Pan.

Plot synopsis

7-year-old Jennie (Heather Miller) has been abandoned by her parents and left in the care of her aunt Bee (Petula Clark) and uncle Jim (John Castle). Jennie is treated poorly by her two elder cousins, and taking her lead from the story Peter and Wendy, she runs away from home with her younger cousin Joe (Christian Henson). She finds shelter in an abandoned London townhouse occupied by a gang of young ruffians, and becomes the equivalent of Wendy, role-playing "mother" to the Lost Boys. An old woman named Edith Forbes (Cathleen Nesbitt, in her final screen performance) befriends the girl.

Reception

Produced by actress Diane Baker, it was unsuccessful in the UK and received a limited commercial release in the US. It was later broadcast by HBO in the mid-1980s.

The film's theme song "Fly Away" was composed by Jane McNeally and Alice Kuhns. It is included on The Petula Clark Anthology: Downtown to Sunset Boulevard, a CD released in 2000.


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