ITV Sunday Night Theatre 5th May 1974 'There Is a Happy Land'
-
- PostsCOLON 3036
- JoinedCOLON Wed 21 Dec, 2011 1:28 pm
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.
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.
-
- PostsCOLON 404
- JoinedCOLON Sat 12 Mar, 2011 6:55 am
-
- PostsCOLON 3036
- JoinedCOLON Wed 21 Dec, 2011 1:28 pm
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

-
- PostsCOLON 72
- JoinedCOLON Tue 03 Aug, 2010 7:37 pm
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.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
-
- PostsCOLON 3036
- JoinedCOLON Wed 21 Dec, 2011 1:28 pm
-
- PostsCOLON 8
- JoinedCOLON Tue 23 Mar, 2010 11:56 am
- uncle mick
- PostsCOLON 1428
- JoinedCOLON Wed 14 Jan, 2009 6:43 am
There Is A Happy Land has been uploaded to You Tube today 17th April 2014
Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_PeTTdu5Y
Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz9UpQElXVc
Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KzaiRX0DwE
Part 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqBTj22fvZI
Hope all these links work
Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_PeTTdu5Y
Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz9UpQElXVc
Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KzaiRX0DwE
Part 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqBTj22fvZI
Hope all these links work

-
- PostsCOLON 81
- JoinedCOLON Thu 15 May, 2008 5:55 pm
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: 3 and 0 guests