▁girl ▁who ▁res c ues ▁Het ty ▁from ▁a ▁strange ▁man . ▁She ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁room ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁Lil ▁and ▁her ▁father , ▁an ▁alco hol ic ▁who ▁sp ends ▁all ▁of ▁S iss y ' s ▁flower - s elling ▁money ▁on ▁drink . ▁Lil ▁– ▁S iss y ' s ▁little ▁sister ▁who ▁suff ers ▁from ▁a ▁life - th re aten ing ▁c ough . ▁She ▁eventually ▁dies , ▁despite ▁access ▁to ▁health care ▁in ▁her ▁final ▁days . ▁Miss ▁Sarah ▁Smith ▁– ▁A ▁rich ▁and ▁successful ▁author ▁writing ▁" P en ny ▁for ▁a ▁Pos y ", ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁young ▁flower ▁sell ers , ▁mainly ▁based ▁on ▁Het ty ▁and ▁S iss y , ▁and ▁the ▁new est ▁benef actor ▁for ▁the ▁Found ling ▁Hospital . ▁She ▁dedic ates ▁her ▁book ▁to ▁Het ty , ▁S iss y ▁and ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Lil . ▁ ▁TV ▁adaptation H et ty ▁Fe ather '' ▁was ▁fil med ▁by ▁C B BC ▁Produ ctions ▁under ▁lead ▁writer ▁Helen ▁Bla k eman , ▁and ▁a ired ▁on ▁British ▁TV ▁channel ▁C B BC ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Film ▁locations ▁for ▁the ▁TV ▁ad a ption ▁are ▁entirely ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Kent ▁and ▁include ▁Cob ham ▁Hall ▁School ▁for ▁girls ▁in ▁Cob ham , ▁Kent ▁dou bling ▁as ▁an ▁or phan age , ▁Bel mont ▁House ▁and ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁Fa ver sh am ▁dou bling ▁as ▁Calendar ▁Hall , ▁Ma id stone ▁TV