Andrew Denny Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 There was a book and/or TV programme about kids canal boating, in, I think, the late 1960s or early 70s. Can anyone recall the name? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWM Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Flower of Gloucester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Swallows & Amazons ? (But not on a canal) 1974 - Based on a Book from the '30s https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072233/ Edited March 23, 2020 by Alan de Enfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) The Flower of Gloster https://networkonair.com/all-products/2225-flower-of-gloster-the-the-complete-series- (And not to be confused with the 1911 book of the same name, but a completely different story, by E Temple Thurston) Edited March 23, 2020 by David Mack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Not the best clip to show to promote a sale. Edited March 23, 2020 by Nightwatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenA Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 fascinating cast list https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418392/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Woo Hoo! Another opportunity to rant about the wonderful actress Annette Robertson who married John Hurt. It's been a few years since we last had this chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, zenataomm said: Woo Hoo! Another opportunity to rant about the wonderful actress Annette Robertson who married John Hurt. It's been a few years since we last had this chance. Only because he was under the mistaken belief she was pregnant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 hours ago, David Mack said: Only because he was under the mistaken belief she was pregnant! They managed to keep my name out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_crew Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 I seem to remember a series of books about some city kids befriending a child from a working boat. The first time I had heard the term "lock key". I would have read them in the 60s. Was Malcolm Saville the author ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Some heavyweight proper actors in this. Edited March 24, 2020 by mark99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finistratbob Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) I remember a book before-we-were-free about children who went to school by boat. Maybe this writer was the screenwriter for the film. I don't remember the plot, but maybe it will be useful to you. Edited December 25, 2020 by finistratbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dor Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 On 23/03/2020 at 21:12, StephenA said: fascinating cast list https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418392/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Was that Will Self? ? He seemed to play a lot of parts ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, dor said: Was that Will Self? ? He seemed to play a lot of parts ... In between acting jobs, he sold raising flour too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_crew Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 He played a horse too. Very good make up cos I didn't notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 23/03/2020 at 17:38, Alan de Enfield said: Swallows & Amazons ? (But not on a canal) 1974 - Based on a Book from the '30s https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072233/ Wide of the mark I'm afraid. Nothing at all to do with canals in Ransome's books - closest he got was rivers, and that was the Broads. BUT - great stories none the less, I could devour one his stories in a day when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finistratbob Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 26/12/2020 at 12:55, The Happy Nomad said: Wide of the mark I'm afraid. Nothing at all to do with canals in Ransome's books - closest he got was rivers, and that was the Broads. BUT - great stories none the less, I could devour one his stories in a day when I was a kid. On 23/03/2020 at 19:38, Alan de Enfield said: Swallows & Amazons ? (But not on a canal) 1974 - Based on a Book from the '30s https://freebooksummary.com/before-we-were-free-chapter-5-summary-117352 I could be wrong, but this actor played young Tom Sawyer. Maybe this is his first role in a dramatic role. I recently re-read this story, but I have not found evidence of the existence of this motion picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) Can I claim some sort of special status? I actually appear in "Flower of Gloster" for about four seconds I am the scruffy individual walking along the towpath at Stoke Bruerne. The production crew used Pisces for the scene where the children pulled their broken down boat along the towpath. They used our boat because their boat had, ironicly, broken down and was moored above the Northern end of Blisworth Tunnel.. Edited to add:- I have just dug out my copy of the series and my brief period of same is actually eight seconds - Disc 2 "The Tunnel" episode between 16:10 and 16:18. As I said, I am the scruffy individual walking towards the boat, apparrently removing bits of roll up fag from my mouth !! Edited December 28, 2020 by David Schweizer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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