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Mr & Mrs Edgehill (Original title)Mr and Mrs Edgehill (Help search title)
Dates: 1985 (Copyright), 15 December 1985 (Television)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Director: Gavin Millar

Production company billing: ©BBC a BBC TV production in association with Quintet Films and The Arts and Entertainment Network, USA
Synopsis: Set in 1939, with the prospect of war in Europe looming, Mr. & Mrs. Edgehill decide to leave Samola, a British Protectorate in the Pacific.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 15 December 1985Broadcast company: BBCCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:05-22:30Runtime: 85 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Credits (29)
Production Company: BBC TV, Production Company: Quintet Films, Production Company: Arts and Entertainment Network, Executive Producer for Quintet Films: Victor Glynn, Producer: Alan Shallcross, Production Associate: Derek Nelson, Assistant Floor Manager: Alison Lumb, Assistant Floor Manager: Terry Wright, Sally Davies, Production Manager: Peter Hider, Production Manager: Daphne Phipps, Production Assistant: Jill Reeves, Script Editor: Alan Drury, Screenplay: T.R. Bowen, Based on a story by: Noël Coward, Series Adviser for Quintet Films: Stanley Price, Director of Photography: John Else, Graphic Design: Rosemary Turner, Film Editor: Dan Rae, Designer: Don Homfray, Properties Buyer: Gill Ducker, Costume Designer: Colin Lavers, Make-up Design: Cherry Alston, Generic Title Illustrations: Clive Francis, Music/Music Conductor: Stanley Myers, Film Recordist: Steve Gatland, Dubbing Mixer: Ken Hains, Dubbing Editor: Tony Quinn
Cast (25)
Judi Dench (Dorrie Edgehill), Ian Holm (Eustace Edgehill), Rachel Gurney (Lady Cynthia Marchmont), Alan MacNaughtan (Sir Humphrey Logan), Daphne Goddard (Lady Eloise Logan), Amanda Pays (Vivienne), Raymond Francis (Admiral Sir Arthur Gurney), John Harding (Neville Sterne), Madge Hindle (Bett Howell), Robert Blythe (Charlie Howell), Shane Rimmer (Brod Sarnton), John Horsley (Sir Mostyn Llewellyn), Henry Moxon (John Petrie), Martin Wimbush (Henry Ceram), Pat Starr (Irma Handley), Jay Ruparelia (Ippaga), Philip O'Brien (clipper captain), Andrea Browne (stewardess), Richard Boyle (Geoff Handley), Hilary Paul (Ahmed), Nihal Dayananda, Jayantha Fernando, U.D.L. Gunasinghe, Saman Kannangara, M.K. Srilar (Samolan boy)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (6)
In: Screen International n494 27 Apr 1985  Page: 32
Title: [Screen International - n494 27 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.

In: Radio Times v247 n3239 14 Dec 1985  Page: 13,15
Title: [Radio Times - v247 n3239 14 Dec 1985: no known title]Language: English

In: Television Today 8 Aug 1985  Page: 18
Title: [Stage - 8 Aug 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.

In: Screen International n508 3 Aug 1985  Page: 12
Title: [Screen International - n508 3 Aug 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.

In: Television Today 13 Sep 1984  Page: 21
Title: [Stage - 13 Sep 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.

In:   Page: 17
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Details.


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: Betacam SPDuration: 81.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1063721
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access


Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 81.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1063709
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access



Video materials(4)
Description: 1-inch (unspecified)TX date: 1985-02-15BFI identifier: C-1063649
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: D3Duration: 81.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1063708
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: Betacam SPDuration: 81.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1063721
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access


Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 81.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1063709
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access