Period drama set in London in 1876, adapted from the novels by Jacqueline Wilson. A young girl named Hetty, abandoned as a baby, sets out to find her real mother – could a visiting circus hold the answer? Based on the novels of Jacqueline Wilson comes this period drama set in London in 1876. The story starts when baby Hetty is abandoned as a baby at the Foundling Hospital. From there she finds herself fostered until age 5 by her kind-hearted foster parents who live in a big house with other foundlings and their own children. However when a circus moves into town, our feisty Hetty sneaks off to see the show. Though she is mesmerized by what she sees but has to soon return to the Foundling Hospital to begin her schooling. She misses her friends, especially Jem who has promised to marry her when she comes of age, but Hetty now has the chance to find her real mother. Will she find her in the circus?