The Snowdropper is a 1975 TV play starring Fiona Walker, Peter Sallis, Peter Vaughan and Glyn Welden. The movie takes place in Wales, England and centres around an escaped convict who takes refuge in a remote Welsh cottage. It was made by the BBC, produced in colour and screened on 29 May 1975.[1][2]
| The Snowdropper | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Created by | Alun Richards |
| Based on | The Snowdropper (play) |
| Written by | Alun Richards |
| Directed by | George P. Owen, |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | England |
| Production | |
| Producer | George P. Owen |
| Production location | Wales |
| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One Wales |
| Release | 29 May 1975 |
Plot
editAn escaped convict named Spicer who is a snowdropper takes refuge in a remote Welsh cottage in Wales and while he's there he meets a women named Beulah who has metal health problems. Spicer wants Beulah to help him find a place to hide out. Despite Beulah's mental health problems she has she decides to help him however she slowly starts to enjoy his company. At the same time a Sergeant is also trying to get Beulah to control her mental health problems. The movie was adapted from Alun Richards stage play of the same name.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Fiona Walker as Beulah
- Peter Sallis as Spicer
- Peter Vaughan as Sergeant
- Glyn Welden as Constable
Production
editThe whole movie was filmed on one massive big set which was a set of the inside of a cottage. The full set was designed by Julian Williams. The set built for the movie was filmed at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre.[5] The movie took 5 days to film from the 20 May 1975 - 24 May 1975.[6]
Reception
editThe movie was first broadcast on 29 May 1975 on BBC One Wales and it was later rebroadcast again on 28 February 1977 on BBC One Wales.[7] The movie has never been released on VHS or DVD although the movie is available to watch on TV Brain and on Rarefilmm the Cave of Forgotten Films.[8][9] The TV play is also available to watch on various other film websites as well.
References
edit- ^ "The Snowdropper (1975)" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The North Wales Weekly News 22 May 1975". newspapers.com.
- ^ "Plays of Players". waldenbooks.co.uk.
- ^ "Plays of Players". abebooks.co.uk.
- ^ "Programmes for theatrical performances and other events in Aberystwyth". archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk.
- ^ "Archifdy Ceredigion Archives (1975–1995)". archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk.
- ^ "The Snowdropper (1977)". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 28 February 1977. 28 February 1977.
- ^ "The Snowdropper (1975)". tvbrain.info.
- ^ "The Snowdropper (1975)". rarefilmm.com.