I've never seen the newer film versions of The Borrowers but I've always had a soft spot for this old made for TV movie. Mary Norton is one of of my favorite children's authors and I've always liked the idea of little borrowers living in a house.
The social structure and moral code she added tot eh books was thoughtful and laugh out loud funny at the same time. They're one moral: "Borrowers don't borrow for other borrowers" The mysterious and aloof upper crust "OverMantels" We're they actual borrowers or the china figurines placed as mantel decoration by the Victorians?