Lavish remake of a true classic

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s much-loved children’s novel has been adapted for the big and small screens on numerous occasions. The latest is a very lavish affair that should keep youngsters occupied during the half-term holiday. A standout Dixie Egerickx stars as Mary Lennox, a headstrong young orphan sent to live with her forbidding uncle in his remote, gloomy country house. Angry at the world, she struggles to settle – until she discovers the secret garden... Colin

Firth (who also appeared in a 1987 television version) and Julie Walters (left) co-star as uncle and housekeeper. Sky/NOW TV, from Friday