British Invaders 368: Lizzie Dripping (Part 2)
April 18, 2021 1 Comment
Lizzie Dripping is a 1970s BBC series about an imaginative young girl who some call a “teller of tall tales” or even a “fibber”. What will happen when she meets a witch?
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