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| Artistes: John Field, Stephen Bell, Janet Bull |
| Duration: 11 mins 37 secs |
| Versions: Two |
| Made: 1991 |
| Location: Heckmondwike and Oakworth Railway station. (to the staff there: thanks for nothing. |
| Written by: John Field & Ian Taylor |
| Cameras: John Hatfield & Eric Davies |
| Directed by: Ria Layton |
| Stupendous Dialogue: "As the train came thundering and screaming ... like a mighty beast." "The carraiges crumpled like paper" "This is your last walk on the line, too." "Your singles for your final journey" |
| Stupid Dialogue: "Oh Margaret, police forgive me" |
| Double Entendres: "How long have you been coming here?" "You mean, you are taking her up..." "She's coming". "As long as that!" |
| Lost Dialogue: "The trains were packed to capacity" (capicity, more times than we care to remember...) changed to: "The trains were really full" |
| Best Bit: Squirting saline solution into John's eyes. Oh the joy, it made up for all the retakes, and the two hour wait at Oakworth station for him! |
| Serious Best Bit: There are a number, John's tearful speech, Margaret's appearance, but the top of the milk has to be the realisation at the end, with the walk into the Undiscovered country. Classic! |
| I love John Hatfield because: This was our first major project and we gelled beautifully. John brought a freshness to my style of filming, quickly got the hang of using a camera to its fullest extent, got an eye for a good shot, and helped gather the enthusiam for bigger projects that involved far more people. The human adventure was just beginning... |
| Roots: Christmas ghost stories on BBC in the seventies. Religious doctrines |
| Personal Glimpse by: Ian Taylor I had been in Yorkshire for only one year, and in that time got to know a number of people through Dr Who circles. One of them was John. Perhaps it was my enthusiasm about previous filming that inspired him to take a huge financial step and buy a camera. We played around with it a bit and made Sod off Lassie, then John Field had an idea to make a film. With his help, I wrote a script, and showed it John. We were really on our own, as no-one else seemed interested, and on one of the days of shooting, a group turned up, I think, just to take the piss out of Dr John. What they must have felt was the camaraderie on location and then seeing the beautifully put together end result, which is touching, simple and effective, they were all very soon on board for future projects. This is the film that started the ball rolling in Yorkshire, and is one which I have a soft spot for. |
| The Bottom Line: This is the film that gets it right on almost every level. A short duration, a simple plot that doesn't try to be too clever, a small team, some haunting music, heaps of sentimentality, its got the lot. What lets it down badly is a quiet soundtrack, making it difficult to follow in parts, but all in all, a fine film, worthy of a video release in its own right, but Adlib/Moonshine bring you superb offers and it comes with Vacant Possession, too! Buy it and put it between Ghost and Truly, Madly Deeply. Its not out of place! |
| A final farewell? |
| Tears of a clown |
| Shadow of her former self |
| I'm sorry, the lines busy at the moment... |
| A solution to better acting |
| A final reunion |
| The haunted look (of "ave forgot me lines!") |
| She's coming...in 30 seconds |
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