ITV Sunday Night Theatre 5th May 1974 'There Is a Happy Land'
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Granada TV produced a film adaptation of this book by Keith Waterhouse. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077697/Features Cllr Bernard Atha as the Park Ranger. Filmed in and around Leeds this ought to be a good time capsule and might be more enjoyable than current listings. Waterhouse was born Hunslet, later moved to Middleton then Halton Moor, so I don't know which bit it was filmed in, or all?Does anyone know if I can buy it on dvd? I tried my usual amazon but only the book seems to be there.Thanks in anticipation.
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majorhoundii wrote: I remember reading it but don't remember seeing it on TV. My favourite Waterhouse is "Jubb" Don't know Jubb. Came to him late, loved City Lights and just finished Streets Ahead -his Fleet Street days 50's/60's.The Leveson Enquiry would've been worth following if he'd been giving evidence after an afternoon in the pub
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Jogon wrote: Granada TV produced a film adaptation of this book by Keith Waterhouse. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077697/Features Cllr Bernard Atha as the Park Ranger. Filmed in and around Leeds this ought to be a good time capsule and might be more enjoyable than current listings. Waterhouse was born Hunslet, later moved to Middleton then Halton Moor, so I don't know which bit it was filmed in, or all?Does anyone know if I can buy it on dvd? I tried my usual amazon but only the book seems to be there.Thanks in anticipation. It was filmed in Middleton. A friend of mine at school lived there - and told me when they were filming. I seem to remember that his cousin played the part of the girl who was killed.
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There Is A Happy Land has been uploaded to You Tube today 17th April 2014Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_PeTTdu5YPart 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz9UpQElXVcPart 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KzaiRX0DwEPart 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqBTj22fvZIHope all these links work