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Flambards (1979-01-26 S01E01 by Alan Plater) CHRISTINA
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PLOT : In the early 1900's in England, young Christina is orphaned and goes to live with her Uncle Russell, who owns the country estate of Flambards, and has two sons. Mark, the elder, is a wastrel, a roue and, like his father, loves to hunt. The younger son William lives to fly aeroplanes. Christina finds herself struggling with the ideas of classism as she falls in love with country life, the hunt, and one of her cousins. But after their impulsive marriage, when her husband is called away by the First World War, Christina must keep Flambards afloat by herself. TRIVIA : 01) Christine McKenna had read K.M. Peyton's Flambards novels and desperately wanted the part of Christina . When producer Leonard Lewis asked her whether she could ride a horse, she assured him that she was an expert and could even ride side-saddle. In reality she had never ridden before in her life. When she learned that she had got the part, one week before filming started, she went out and bought a pair of riding boots and a hard hat, and booked an intensive course of riding lessons. She was so saddle-sore by the end of the lessons and the start of filming that although she could ride passably well, she could b…
Directors & creators
Producers: David Cunliffe - executive producer, Leonard Lewis - producer / Directors: Lawrence Gordon Clark, Michael Ferguson, Leonard Lewis, Peter Duffell / Writers: K.M. Peyton (novel), Alan Plater (story), Alex Glasgow, William Humble / Starring: Christine McKenna, Rosalie Williams, Steven Grives
Subjects
1979, Mini series. Period drama, BBC - UK, PBS - USA, Based on novel, K M. Peyton, England, Country estate, orphan, WWI, Fox hunt, Riding sidesaddle, Brother brother relationship, Filmed in North Yorkshire, UK
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