The Catherine Cookson collection, Set 1

Resource Information

The work The Catherine Cookson collection, Set 1 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton East Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Catherine Cookson collection, Set 1

Title number

Set 1

Statement of responsibility

a Festival Production for Tees Television in association with World Wide International Television ; "The wingless bird" produced by Ray Marshall ; screenplay by Alan Seymour ; directed by David Wheatley. "The moth" produced by Ray Marshall ; screenplay by Gordon Hann ; directed by Roy Battersby. "The rag nymph" produced by Ray Marshall ; screenplay by T.R. Bowen ; directed by David Wheatley. "The fifteen streets" produced by Ray Marshall ; screenplay by Rob Bettinson ; directed by David Wheatley

Contributor

• Cookson, Catherine
• Davenport, Jack, 1973-
• Holman, Clare
• McLane, Val
• Skinner, Claire
• Teale, Owen, 1961-
• Wadham, Julian, 1958-
• Weeks, Honeysuckle, 1979-
• Wheatley, David
• Aubrey, Juliet, 1969-
• Acorn Media (Firm)
• Battersby, Roy
• Bean, Sean

Subject

• Carpenters -- England -- Drama
• Charity -- Drama
• Children of prostitutes -- England -- Drama
• Daughters -- England -- Drama
• England -- Drama
• Families -- England -- Drama
• Film adaptations
• Made-for-TV movies
• Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama
• Social classes -- England -- Drama
• Stevedores -- England -- Drama

Genre

• Film adaptations
• Made-for-TV movies
• Drama

Language

eng

Summary

• "The wingless bird": On the brink of World War I, three very different families are linked by a shopkeeper's daughter who is determined to make a better life for herself
• "The moth": In 1913, a talented carpenter leaves the Jarrow shipyards to work in a small village where an encounter with an ethereal girl-child changes his life
• "The rag nymph": In an impulsive act of charity, a rag and bone lady in the slums of Victorian Newcastle takes in the 10-year-old daughter of a prostitute
• "The fifteen streets": A rugged Tyneside dockworker and the daughter of a wealthy local shipbuilder fall in love and try to bridge the social gulf that divides them

Related

• Wingless bird
• Fifteen streets
• Moth
• Rag nymph

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

PerformerNote

• "The wingless bird" cast: Claire Skinner, Julian Wadham, Edward Atterton
• "The moth" cast: Jack Davenport, Juliet Aubrey, Justine Waddell
• "The rag nymph" cast: Honeysuckle Weeks, Val McLane, Alec Newman, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Perdita Weeks
• "The fifteen streets" cast: Sean Bean, Owen Teale, Clare Holman, Ian Bannen, Jane Horrocks

Runtime

551

Target audience

general

Technique

live action