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* {{Mouthscreen}}: When Lucy begins to travel back to her own time, she pleads not to go back without Jamie. The camera quickly zooms onto Lucy's mouth as she says this over and over again, cutting between the intense closeup her talking mouth and the burning building for several minutes.
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* DeadPersonConversation: When Sara and Georgie appear in 1918, Lucy and Jamie thought they were ghosts. However they are only here because they drank a potion that sent them forward in time. But it turns out that Lucy and Jamie first instincts are true after they [[spoiler: find Sara and Georgie’s graves.]]
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* DeadPersonConversation: When Sara and Georgie appear in 1918, Lucy and Jamie thought they were ghosts. However they are only here because they drank a potion that sent them forward in time. But They prove that they are not ghosts by having Lucy and Jamie touch their hands. However, it turns out that Lucy and Jamie first instincts are true after they [[spoiler: find Sara and Georgie’s graves.]]
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Lucy and Jamie are sent back in time to prevent Sarah and Georgie dying in a house fire. Meanwhile [[spoiler:Mr Blunden wants to fix his mistake of not protecting Sarah and Georgie from their abusive guardians.]]
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Lucy and Jamie are sent back in time to prevent Sarah and Georgie dying in a house fire. Meanwhile [[spoiler:Mr Blunden wants to fix his mistake of not protecting Sarah and Georgie from their abusive guardians.]]
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In Camden Town, 1918, Mrs. Allen and her three children, Lucy, James and baby Benjamin, are met by the mysterious Mr. Blunden, a kindly but mysterious old man who offers them a caretaker's job at a burnt-down old mansion. Upon their arrival, Lucy and James encounter two children, around their own age, who may or may not be ghosts. And just what do they have to do with the mysterious, and amazing, Mr. Blunden?
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In Camden Town, 1918, Mrs. Allen (Dorothy Alison) and her three children, Lucy, Lucy (Creator/LynneFrederick), James (Garry Miller) and baby Benjamin, are met by the mysterious Mr. Blunden, Blunden (Laurence Naismith), a kindly but mysterious old man who offers them a caretaker's job at a burnt-down old mansion. Upon their arrival, Lucy and James encounter two children, around their own age, who may or may not be ghosts. And just what do they have to do with the mysterious, and amazing, Mr. Blunden?
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Classic children's ghost story, adapted by Lionel Jeffries from Antonia Barber's ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Ghosts]]''.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferentOurGhostsAreDifferent: Children who travel forwards or backwards in time becomes invisible to adults.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Sara tries to see the best in everyone, holding affection for her Uncle Bertie and the SpoiledSweet Bella ,has a friendship [[spoiler: and later marries]] the lower-class stableboy Tom, and [[spoiler: continues to write to Georgie after their estrangement]]. Any scorn is reserved for Mrs. Wickens.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Sara tries to see the best in everyone, holding affection for her Uncle Bertie and the SpoiledSweet Bella ,has pampered Bella, has a friendship [[spoiler: and later marries]] the lower-class stableboy Tom, and [[spoiler: continues to write to Georgie after their estrangement]]. Any scorn is reserved for Mrs. Wickens.
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* RunningGag: Nobody seems to remember the name of the secretary at Blunden, Claverton and Smith, despite Jamie's comment that no one could forget a name like "Clutterbug." Once he leaves, Claverton rebukes Clutterbug for having such a silly name, for which he apologises.
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* CompositeCharacter: The film combines the secretary Mr. Clutterbuck, who appears when the Allens come about the job, with the junior partner Mr. Smith, who arrives to inform Mrs. Allen of her inheritance. In the film, Smith is only mentioned.
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* CompositeCharacter: The film combines the secretary Mr. Clutterbuck, Clutterbug, who appears when the Allens come about the job, with the junior partner Mr. Smith, who arrives to inform Mrs. Allen of her inheritance. In the film, Smith is only mentioned.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Sara tries to see the best in everyone, holding affection for her Uncle Bertie and the SpoiledSweet Bella ,has a friendship [[spoiler: and later marries]] the lower-class stableboy Tom, and [[spoiler: continues to write to Georgie after their estrangement]]. Any scorn is reserved for Mrs. Wickens.
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* CelestialBureaucracy: In the book, after his death Mr. Blunden takes Jamie to a spectral court, where it is judged whether his striking from the legal register should be reversed.
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* CompositeCharacter: The film combines the secretary Mr. Clutterbuck, who appears when the Allens come about the job, with the junior partner Mr. Smith, who arrives to inform Mrs. Allen of her inheritance. In the film, Smith is only mentioned.
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* AdaptedOut: The junior partner, Smith, is absent from the film, and his appearance at the end is given to Mr. Clutterbug.Clutterbuck.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Several, some minor; but the largest is the snobbish Georgie in the book who is dismisses Jamie as a silly ghost when Jamie tries to keep him quiet when spying on the adults and who criticises almost every character at some point. In the film, he is little more than an [[AdaptationalNiceGuy lovable, if easily cross, scamp.]]
** Mr Wickens, whilst DumbMuscle in both; speaks in the book and seems to be genuinely unpleasant whilst the film version is clearly mentally ill andd only speaks (or mumbles) coherently once in the whole fil.
** Mr. Blunden himself seems a lot more confident in the film, though still guilt-stricken, he does not seem nearly as morose when offering the Allens a job and gleefully wishes Lucy and Jamie a happy Christmas.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Several, some minor; but the largest is the snobbish Georgie in the book who is dismisses Jamie as a silly ghost when Jamie tries to keep him quiet when spying on the adults and who criticises almost every character at some point. In the film, he is little more than an [[AdaptationalNiceGuy lovable, if easily cross, scamp.]]
** Mr Wickens, whilst DumbMuscle in both; speaks in the book and seems to be genuinely unpleasant whilst the film version is clearly mentally ill andd only speaks (or mumbles) coherently once in the whole fil.
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* PsychopathicManchild: Poor Mr. Wickens. He's not evil by nature, but brain damaged from his days as the wrestler "Wrecker" Wickens. In the book, he is much more villainous, and actually speaks on occasion, instead of [[TheVoiceless just grunting.]]
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* PsychopathicManchild: Poor Mr. Wickens. He's not evil by nature, but brain damaged from his days as the wrestler boxer "Wrecker" Wickens. In the book, he is much more villainous, and actually speaks on occasion, instead of [[TheVoiceless just grunting.]]
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Lucy contemplates Bella and Bertie's eventual fates in the book. In the film [[spoiler: Bella almost certainly dies]], but that still leaves Bertie.
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** Clutterbug, Bertie, Bella and Blunden have all appeared in the ''Film/JamesBond'' series.
** Mr Blunden also appeared in the musical version of Scrooge, where he also frequently referred to younger people as "my dears".
* HeyItsThatVoice: Sara would later play the Blue Fairy in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''.
** Clutterbug, Bertie, Bella and Blunden have all appeared in the ''Film/JamesBond'' series.
** Mr Blunden also appeared in the musical version of Scrooge, where he also frequently referred to younger people as "my dears".
* HeyItsThatVoice: Sara would later play the Blue Fairy in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''.
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Classic children's ghost story, adapted by Lionel Jeffries from Antonia Barber's ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Ghosts]]''.
In Camden Town, 1918, Mrs. Allen and her three children, Lucy, James and baby Benjamin, are met by the mysterious Mr. Blunden, a kindly but mysterious old man who offers them a caretaker's job at a burnt-down old mansion. Upon their arrival, Lucy and James encounter two children, around their own age, who may or may not be ghosts. And just what do they have to do with the mysterious, and amazing, Mr. Blunden?
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* ArcWords: "We three Kings of Orient Are..."
* BadCopIncompetentCop: Blunden and Bertie in the original timeline.
* BrainlessBeauty: Bella Wickens.
* CatsAreMean: Averted, Georgie refuses to test the potentially poisonous potion on Mrs Wickenses' cat because it hasnt done them any harm.
* DeadPersonConversation
* DisappearedDad: Mr. Allen has died during the war sometime before the story, as have Sara and Georgie's parents.
* DumbMuscle: Mr. Wickens.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Wickenses, Mr. Wickens' mental problem is soon set-up when a patron of the pub taps on a glass (reminding him of the boxing bell) whilst Mrs Wickens reigns him in with a few sharp punches.
* HandsomeLech: Bertie.
* HauntedHouse: Although one of the "ghosts" [[spoiler: doesn't realise they're dead...]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Mr. Blunden has spent the past 100 years attempting this.]]
* HeyItsThatGuy: Clutterbug, Bertie, Bella and Blunden have all appeared in the JamesBond series.
** HeyItsThatVoice: Sara would later play the Blue Fairy in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Mr. Blunden dies to save Georgie and Jamie.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: The Wickenses die in their attempt to kill the children.]]
* LargeHam: Mrs Wickens.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent
* PensieveFlashback: Most of the finale.
* PlayingAgainstType: Looking at Mrs. Wickens, you wouldn't know that Diana Dors was once called "the English MarilynMonroe".
* PsychopathicManchild: Poor Mr. Wickens. He's not evil by nature, but brain damaged from his days as the wrestler "Wrecker" Wickens.
* TheScrooge: The original Mr. Blunden.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong
* [[spoiler: StableTimeLoop]]: [[spoiler: By saving the children in the past, Lucy and Jamie unwittingly save their own ancestors.]]
* StealthHiBye: Mr. Blunden's good at these.
* WouldHurtAChild: The Wickenses, oh so much.
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In Camden Town, 1918, Mrs. Allen and her three children, Lucy, James and baby Benjamin, are met by the mysterious Mr. Blunden, a kindly but mysterious old man who offers them a caretaker's job at a burnt-down old mansion. Upon their arrival, Lucy and James encounter two children, around their own age, who may or may not be ghosts. And just what do they have to do with the mysterious, and amazing, Mr. Blunden?
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* ArcWords: "We three Kings of Orient Are..."
* BadCopIncompetentCop: Blunden and Bertie in the original timeline.
* BrainlessBeauty: Bella Wickens.
* CatsAreMean: Averted, Georgie refuses to test the potentially poisonous potion on Mrs Wickenses' cat because it hasnt done them any harm.
* DeadPersonConversation
* DisappearedDad: Mr. Allen has died during the war sometime before the story, as have Sara and Georgie's parents.
* DumbMuscle: Mr. Wickens.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Wickenses, Mr. Wickens' mental problem is soon set-up when a patron of the pub taps on a glass (reminding him of the boxing bell) whilst Mrs Wickens reigns him in with a few sharp punches.
* HandsomeLech: Bertie.
* HauntedHouse: Although one of the "ghosts" [[spoiler: doesn't realise they're dead...]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Mr. Blunden has spent the past 100 years attempting this.]]
* HeyItsThatGuy: Clutterbug, Bertie, Bella and Blunden have all appeared in the JamesBond series.
** HeyItsThatVoice: Sara would later play the Blue Fairy in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Mr. Blunden dies to save Georgie and Jamie.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: The Wickenses die in their attempt to kill the children.]]
* LargeHam: Mrs Wickens.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent
* PensieveFlashback: Most of the finale.
* PlayingAgainstType: Looking at Mrs. Wickens, you wouldn't know that Diana Dors was once called "the English MarilynMonroe".
* PsychopathicManchild: Poor Mr. Wickens. He's not evil by nature, but brain damaged from his days as the wrestler "Wrecker" Wickens.
* TheScrooge: The original Mr. Blunden.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong
* [[spoiler: StableTimeLoop]]: [[spoiler: By saving the children in the past, Lucy and Jamie unwittingly save their own ancestors.]]
* StealthHiBye: Mr. Blunden's good at these.
* WouldHurtAChild: The Wickenses, oh so much.
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