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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
piesandwich
Since: Mar, 2021
4th Mar, 2021 02:44:34 AM
You are a star! That's definitely the one. Thank you so much.
I am hoping someone can help me identify this show:
- British children’s TV drama, early to mid-90s. Live-action fantasy, with a similar vibe to BBC’s Elidor. - Set in a modern-day village where a long time ago there was a big fire that had burned so hot a stone building had set on fire. The ruins are in the village. The cause of the fire is a mystery. The one surviving witness of the fire is an old lady who is deaf and blind. - There’s a mysterious gold mask, which may have magical properties, locked away in a cabinet. I recall the mask looking a bit like the famous Sutton Hoo Saxon helmet. It may have originally been kept in the stone building that burned down – I’m not sure about that. - There’s a sinister businessman in a suit who is up to something. He either has possession of the mask or he's trying to steal it. - The lead characters are children around the age of 11. It’s possible they are staying in the village on their school holidays.
I only ever saw part of the first episode, which is why my memory is so hazy. I think it was on ITV but I could be wrong. Thanks for any help!