No Pobre TV. THE SHADOW OF MARY POPPINS explores the complex and troubled life of the creator of Mary Poppins, Pamela Travers. The audience will be taken on a journey tracing the parallel lives of Travers and Mary Poppins from their origins through to their transformation from servant to seer. The enigma of Travers is finally revealed in this biography of the creator of one of the most popular characters in children's fiction and film.