Category: Transmission lists

England’s Greens and Peasant Land

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These publicity shots of the 1982 Play for Today: ‘England’s Greens and Peasant Land’ were probably taken by Willoughby Gullachsen.  The drama was transmitted on 5th January 1982.  Set in South Yorkshire during local government elections, a motorway is planned, and the route will either go through the golf course or the allotments!  Yorkshire’s version of the ‘Watergate’ scandal.

The cameraman was John Kenway, sound: John Parker, film editor: Chris Rowlands, costume designer: Janice Rider, production designer: Ian Ashurst, producer: John Norton, director: Jim Hill.

Thanks to costume designer, Janice Rider for making these photographs available.

 

 

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England’s Greens and Peasant Land

Photos by Janice Rider, no reproduction without permission.

‘England’s Greens and Peasant Land’ was a 1982 Play for Today about the local government elections, written by Rita May.  It was set in South Yorkshire.  A motorway extension is going to be built, and the route will either go through the golf course or the allotments – a Yorkshire interpretation of ‘Watergate’.

The director was Jim Hill; the producer, John Norton; the designer, Ian Ashurst; the film editor, Chris Rowlands; cameraman, John Kenway; sound, John Parker; costumer, Janice Rider.

The cast included Ron Delta as Ron, Maggie Lane as Mavis, Geoffrey Andrews as Horace, Teddy Turner as Old Tom, Peter Martin as Sid, Johnny Leeze as Jim, Bill Lund as Les, Dickie Arnold as Joe, Anthony Addams as Lol, Joe Belcher as Arthur, Peter Russell as George, Sean Glenn as Frank, Mary Wray as Eileen, Rita May as Pat, Ted Beyer as the barman, Marlene Jarvis as the barmaid, Tom Harrison as Sam.

 

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Tabitha Wady leaving Doctors – photo by John Waldron

Tabitha Wady leaving Doctors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo by John Waldron, no reproduction without permission.

The photo includes Bev Dartnall (series producer), Tabitha Wady, Maggie Cronin, SJ Clarkson, Natalie Robb, Tom Butcher.

Actress Tabitha Wady played the part of receptionist, Katrina Bullen, on the BBC Birmingham continuing drama ‘Doctors’ from 2001-2.

The photo is of Tabitha’s leaving of ‘Doctors’.

Empire Road polaroids by Janice Rider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos by Janice Rider, no reproduction without permission.

Janice was the costume designer on the black soap opera: ‘Empire Road’.  These polaroids were taken on location for continuity records between location and studio recordings.  There were two series of ‘Empire Road’ in 1978 and 1979, produced by Peter Ansorge at Pebble Mill.

The characters included are: Royston (May’s son), Mrs Plowfied, Miss May, Mr Kapoor, Ranhanaa Kapoor, Ram, Mrs Ridley and Marcus.

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