A selection of scenes, sketches and music to celebrate the life, times and achievements of Thomas Hardy.
Category: Thelma Dryden
1989
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Larkrise
Larkrise depicts the lives of a small rural community in Oxfordshire from a harvest day in the late 19th century up to calling the names of the village dead in the First World War.
1982
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Dangerous Corner
Robert Caplan and his wife are entertaining guests – all of whom are associated with Robert in a publishing business. Robert tries to uncover the truth about his brother Martin’s “suicide”.
1982
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Harlequinade
Harlequinade is the story of two ageing actors desperately trying to cling to the ever-diminishing limelight while rehearsing for a production of Romeo and Juliet.
1980
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Shock
Air hostess Maggie, who lives in a converted windmill, has invited Ann and Terry, her latest pilot, to celebrate her birthday. Maggie has some peculiar tastes…
1979
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Dr Morelle
Brian Cartwright, impecunious adventurer, blackmails four unfortunates unwittingly involved in a crime. As zero hour approaches he invites them all to dine with him.
1978
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The Amorous Prawn
The wife of an army general has hit on hard times needs to raise money, quick. But will her scheme to open the general’s headquarters to visitors pass her husband’s approval?
1977
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The Gentle Hook
Stacey Harrison is a charming, intelligent, successful career woman who unfortunately gets involved in divorce, but several murders as well.
1977
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Hay Fever
Judith Bliss, a retired actress, her writer husband David, and their two grown-up children have all privately invited guests for the weekend, unbeknownst to anyone else.
1976
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Halfway Up The Tree
On returning from the middle east a general finds he hardly recognizes his children. Rather than rant and rave, the general looks into the matter. And, by george, he even adapts to it.