Difference between revisions of "The Good Soldier"
(create page for The Good Soldier) |
m (Details added) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | The Good Soldier was a Granada TV play, based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Ford Madox Ford. | + | The Good Soldier was a Granada TV play first broadcast 1981, based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Ford Madox Ford. It is a romantic tragedy about two turn-of-the-century couples - one American, one British - who regularly holiday together at a spa in Germany.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085022/ Internet Movie Database] (retrieved 18 February 2016)]</ref> |
| − | Two days of scenes were shot at [[Arley]] during autumn 1980<ref>SVR News 57</ref>, with the broadcast taking place in April 1981. | + | Stars included Jeremy Brett (best known for the 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' series) and Robin Ellis (best known as Captain Ross Poldark in the BBC classic series 'Poldark')<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Soldier Wikipedia] (retrieved 12 November 2015)</ref>. |
| + | |||
| + | ==Filming on the SVR== | ||
| + | Two days of scenes were shot at [[Arley]] during autumn 1980<ref>SVR News 57</ref>, with the broadcast taking place in April 1981. YouTube footage shows [[GWR Pannier 5764]] and two GWR carriages travelling northwards from the main platform at Arley, and a shot of the outside of the station as the characters depart by horse carriage. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | [[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Links== |
| − | [[ | + | [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/30/good-soldier-ford-madox-ford-100-best-novels Robert McCrum, 'The 100 best novels: No 41 - The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford (1915)', The Guardian 30 June 2014]<br> |
| + | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I26ciWs1Gjo The Good Soldier on YouTube] (from 1:36). | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 18 February 2017
The Good Soldier was a Granada TV play first broadcast 1981, based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Ford Madox Ford. It is a romantic tragedy about two turn-of-the-century couples - one American, one British - who regularly holiday together at a spa in Germany.[1]
Stars included Jeremy Brett (best known for the 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' series) and Robin Ellis (best known as Captain Ross Poldark in the BBC classic series 'Poldark')[2].
Filming on the SVRSevern Valley Railway
Two days of scenes were shot at Arley during autumn 1980[3], with the broadcast taking place in April 1981. YouTube footage shows GWR Pannier 5764 and two GWRGreat Western Railway carriages travelling northwards from the main platform at Arley, and a shot of the outside of the station as the characters depart by horse carriage.
See also
List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway
References
- ↑ Internet Movie Database (retrieved 18 February 2016)]
- ↑ Wikipedia (retrieved 12 November 2015)
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 57
Links
Robert McCrum, 'The 100 best novels: No 41 - The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford (1915)', The Guardian 30 June 2014
The Good Soldier on YouTube (from 1:36).
