The Shillingbury Blowers
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- Shillingbury Tales is a British television comedy-drama series made by ATV for ITV and broadcast 1980-81.
Comprising a single feature-length pilot and six one-hour episodes, the series deals with life in an idealised fictional English village and stars Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Nigel Lambert, Jack Douglas, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Cribbins and Trevor Howard.
It was preceded by a feature length pilot episode The Shillingbury Blowers starring Trevor Howard, broadcast 6 January 1980.
The series was written by Francis Essex and directed by Val Guest. Unusually for a British situation-comedy at that time it was recorded entirely on location on 16mm film and consequently there was no laughter track. Much of the filming took place in the village of Aldbury in Hertfordshire.
The show ended when ATV lost its franchise licence to broadcast and its replacement Central declined to continue production of the series. The series was broadcast in a number of countries around Europe.
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That is about the nicest british TV series I never heard about!
I could cry watching this. This England has gone. This is like watching something that used to be on another planet. It's very sad.
I should know- just nine back then and at junior school. A different era to have grown up in. Now in my early fifties, not the same country that I spent childhood in!
@@angelacooper2661 isn't that the case the world over?
@@neenaserrao7130I suppose, regrettably, yes. Sometimes I wish I could travel back in time to that era.
@@angelacooper2661 I see just how many people post these words on TH-cam. We are all hurting from the modern changes. Sometimes I lie in bed at night and wonder what the children of today will experience as adults... how bad can it get if THEY look back someday and think, oh, the good old days, (which will be the days we are now in.) !!
I remember my mother regretting her golden days. I ,,"lost" three countries Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia then Zimbabwe. Now in England and seeing the same downfall of standards. It's too sad....what's next, I wonder.
Charming intro , old school and I am afraid these kind of series are responsible for my love of tweed and solid wool 🕵🏻♂️🤠
Trevor Howard was such a great actor and presence
He was so moving in his scenes with Diane Keen. Great actor....
Robin Nedwell was such a pleasure to watch in so many British shows. Died too young.
I am now 53, older than Robin was at his demise in 1999. Then I would have been not yet 29!
Great series! Thank you for sharing this.
I agree, thank goodness no irritating fake laughing
Thank you SO much for uploading this absolute treasure. Stumbled across it on Talking Pictures a few years ago and found it utterly delightful! There’s something very comforting about it but also deeply nostalgic to watch now - makes you long for simpler times!
Simpler times that are FICTION:
@@hogwashmcturnip8930 I don't think pre-digital age life was 'fiction'...
@@TheInimitableMissP If you think it was anything like this then Yes, you do! "The Pre Digital" Age! Cute!
@@hogwashmcturnip8930 Exactly what is your problem? Why do you feel the need to undermine and patronise the innocent comments of others? I lived through the days without smartphones and the internet, it’s widely accepted that these *were* simpler times. You can’t criticise or demean someone’s actual lived experience. Hope you find a more productive use of your time.
@@TheInimitableMissP I rather think it is You with the problem dear. Why do you get affronted by people with experience pointing out that your "simpler times" did not exist? But you Are unintentionally funny. " I lived before smartphones!" Well, mobiles appeared in 1973, which would mean you would have to be well into your 60s, to have experienced life before them. Odd that you don´t remember the Reality. The strikes, the poverty the mass unemployment the political unrest, the Vietnam war, the natural disasters,... Just like Now in Fact! Odd that! I would suggest you get a Reality Check, or retreat into your geriatric bubble and get the nurse to give you more meds. By the way, this series aired around 1981, so well into the Mobile Phone Era. Is that how you judge things in Miss P world? Pre and Post Smartphone! You have Lot o0f growing up to do. I hope the Real world doesn´t come as too much of a shock
Diane Keen is also in the Inspector Wexford tv series-- playing Jenny Burden. She is so lovely!! Thank you so much for posting this sweet unusual film. Refreshing :)
Only just found this series.
I remember watching this series when I was 10, glad to have found it again.
You are a year older than me, as I was nine back then!
What a wonderful movie. Only the British know how to present a message of hope in such a down to earth style. Thank you for the upload.
Originally made by ATV for ITV as a single feature-length pilot, ATV lost its franchise to Central. Shillingbury Tales 1980-1981 there followed six weekly episodes of Shillingbury ... whilst made by ATV: 17 May '81 - Tinker/ 24May - Melon/ 31May -Cloudburst/ 7June - Legend/ 14June - Miracle/ 21June '81 - Daydream. Central took over the franchise but declined to continue the series. In 1983 a spin-off Shillingbury called Cuffy starred Bernard Cribbins' as Cuffy, but didn't feature Robin Nedwell or Diane Keen, as their acting careers had taken them in other directions.
I loved ATV as a kid. When it was name changed to Central in '82 although the 'same' company by a technicality it wasn't the same. They made a 35mm mini series called Kennedy. and the last to be shot on that format, it wasn't made by ITC. After Raise the Titanic flopped for ITC it bankrupt the film offshoot of ATV. Coupled with being forced to changed its name ATV it was a double blow. I think Hammer House of Horror and The Shillingbury Tales were the last 'brand new' ITC made ror ATV to be shown between 1980-81. Its spin off in 1983 Cuffy was shot on videotape but lost its appeal under Central. Great show though.
Takes me back to childhood memories. I was nine at the time of this footage and don't remember it at the time, but have seen it repeated fairly recently. Now in my early fifties!
Nostalgic how good tv used to be for families great actors esp Bernard cribbins and Sam kid my dad loved him.
I was too young to want to watch this at the time. Watching them now, what a gem of British actors and writing.
Diane Keen... WOW. Even more gorgeous than I remembered as a 7 year old!
Rings on their Fingers ?
i always liked her in the cuckoo waltz.
Also in Sweeney (1).
Dear Piet Creutzberg, thank you so much! This is one of the most wonderful productions I've seen in a long time!
RESPECT+
Brilliant .
I remembered Robn Nedwell from TV shows and lovely Diana, have never seen this, what a cast.
1976 was the hottest Summer on record and the year I qualified as a nurse.
I remember visiting my grandparents in Kent that summer from North America :)
This film released in Jan 1980 so presumably made in 1979.
@@sutapasbhattacharya9471I would have been just nine and halfway through junior school in 1979.
In 1976 I was just six and halfway through infant school. Takes me right back to childhood memories!
@@angelacooper2661 I noticed this was on Talking Pictures this afternoon - presumably that's why you are commenting today. I recall 1979 as the year Thatcher came to power - in 1979 to 80 I was best friends with Nigel the son of the late Michael Meacher (Labour Environment Minister) and we did British Constitution O Level classes. I also recall in around October 1979 - when I was 15 - some of us from our year in secondary school in Highgate went to Paris for a week. In 1980 on a trip to Brussels I wandered off with Nigel Meacher and he drank too much alcohol (typical Brit) and threw up in a cinema aisle near the start of the showing and I had to sit right through worrying whilst he fell asleep and snored - the Belgians thought he was ill. Just three months ago, I was contacted by an old school friend whom I had not seen for 40 years - as he was organizing a reunion for some of the lads.
Through the years I always remembered the theme.I was a kid when this was on t.v.But I remember loving it.Charming and fun.Great to see and hear its theme again.Thank you.!👍
I was about 6 or 7 when I saw these, so I don’t remember it at first. After watching for a bit, I remember the times and the people. So nostalgic.. a great show for a bilingual kid, not to grown up, so I still was allowed to watch😂
the first series I actually remember is eastenders. I think I was hooked at the first episode🤣
I’ve always wanted to live in England . Still haven’t moved there though and after brexit, I probably can’t.
Watch the movie Brassed Off !! You'll LOVE this gem, a classic. Filled with favorite actors.
Absobloodylutely Marvelous. Watched this in 1980. I was 14 then.
can I buy you an ice cream?
I was 23. Can I buy you an ice cream?
You are therefore a year older than my brother Anthony, and four years older than me. I was ten in 1980 and at junior school!
used to watch this on Sundays .
Forever Green is my personal favourite but
Here is a pleasant enough rural village setting .
I’d forgotten how stunning Diane Keene was and remember this series due to the wonderful theme tune
I remember this show on a Saturday when I was a kid, and when Darling Buds of May came out it reminded me of it.
Morecambe and Wise summed it up. We're playing all the right notes but no necessarily in the right order.
Unforgettable! I watched it on the TV some decades ago and I am still laughing a lot! 🤣
Call it nostalgia, but seeing this has made me realise just how much we've lost over the last 40+ years.
We've lost ourselves as well.
It Never Existed? In Real Britain, Inflation was through the roof, Mortgage rates were at unheard of levels. Unemployment had Doubled in 3 years and there was Rioting and Terrorists in the street. But hey It must be nice in LalLand.
Very nice indeed. Thank you.
Genius. It's not easy to play that badly :)
Ooh I fancied Robin Nedwell when I was much younger :o)
A classic, thank you very much for this upload.
I absolutely LOVED this. What a gentle little gem of a film.
I recall when this first came on the tv 😀
thamk you from san carlos, sonora mexico! i love this little gem of a show!
Nice to see Jack playing a serious role, in a comedic setting.
Saw this on Talking Pictures TV the other day. Such a charming movie with many recognisable faces and actors. It makes me feel nostalgic.
That's how I came across the programme in the first place. Would have been at junior school back in the day!
At 9:48 you think this is set in the 50s or 60s - then John le Mesurier says “we’ve been decimal for several years”.
Do you think that's wise sir? Sgt Wilson reminds people of the modern era!
Charming x.
exactly 😊
Lovely film, love the summer setting. Talking pictures tv played it also.
I thought that I had seen a clip from it somewhere recently - that's why I stopped on it whilst scrolling a playlist.
Thank you....
Thank you so much this it brings back memories
I had the most delightful laugh in my life with the ending. Thanks heaps for posting.
can never watch Jack Douglas without expecting him to unexpectedly tick - carry on style
Just wonderful, Thanks for sharing. Was life really ever like that? We like to think so, anyhow very nice to emerge yourself in a cosy watch.
Submerge.
I'm not sure- aged nine at the time and halfway through junior school, so difficult for me to evaluate.
At last, Someone who lives in the Real World. Of course it wasn´t and it is actually deliberately mocking, but the amount of idiots who think this was how life was is astounding. . It was a lovely little piece and I enjoyed it, but to believe that it bore Any Resemblance to life in England at Any time you have to be deluded! The country was in a mess nearly as bad as now, but we had the added pleasures of Riots and Terrorism.
You laughed you can't withdraw that laugh.
Wonderful! I throughly enjoyed this.
Spend plenty of time in Aldbury, usually stay at the Greyhound aka the Oddfellows Arms
this place is nice too!
I thought it wa Norfok
It's not changed much!
Never been but I recognised it from my favourite Avengers episode Murdersville, somewhat more fast paced than this genteel story.
Thank you Piet.
Gentle and Genteel.
A rare gem. Ye Olde England come to life again….
Agreed. I loved this film and the series that followed it.
Ye Olde England (What a terrible term) cannot come to life Agasin, because it would have had to exist in the First Place. And it NEVER did.
I was about ten when this was on tv great Sunday night program
can I buy you an ice cream
You are therefore a year older than me, as I was nine! The band seemed brassed off (Pete Postlethwaite!)
Another British film good cast comedy
Charming, feel good show. Thanks for the posting loved it.
Thanks for this! 🙂👍
I joined my first brass band in 1974 aged 10 am still playing now , this is the first time I've ever seen this film ( 04/01/21 ) and I loved it !! I know it's all a bit far fetched etc but lovely entertainment . I also think 'Vicar of Dibley ' and ' Brassed Off ' might have taken some inspirations from this ? Thank you for the upload Happy 2021 .
I would have been at junior school back then (the time of this footage) and so six years younger than you. My musical abilities lie in an amateur orchestra (strings, not brass) and a church music group in addition to church choir.
Can you upload the whole series?
I probably am asking for too much, but I adore 70s and 80s British tv dramas. It is impossible to get a DVD here in India. British countryside is so dreamy and fascinating.
So true! It speaks of a respectful, gentle and time! The Brits seem to value their countryside and wildlife too.
I wish you could see it before the gov allows developers to completely build all over it 😞😞😞 It's the best thing we have x
nice watch! thanks for this! i just love brass band music!
Thanks for posting these
Godd times have all gone unfortunately it's so sad as all these nostalgic movies are the best
That village has beeñ used in many programs of the era ànd before from "The Avengers" to "Department S" very recognizable. They used to use the same big houses too for films especially horror films of the time along with programs like " Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
BRASSED OFF was similar but this is brilliant thank you
A very feel-good film. Thank you.
I loved Robin Nedwell in doctor in the house, I carried around a photo of him cut out from the tv week, I was only 12 years old. I have just read that he passed away in 1999.
Sudden heart attack in the GP's surgery if I remember correctly, very sad indeed.
@@JonTheComputerDoctor yes that's right
@@helencosgrove3711 Such a shame, a great talent and gone too early,
Aw that was absolutely brilliant! Many thanks!, I remember seeing it back in the day and loved it then!. Good lord Diane doesn't half make a man's heart skip a beat! Le gra!. Gérard lacey in Ireland. Xxx.
You are a man of culture. When I fire up the Delorean I will pick up Diane and swing by Ireland so we can have some fun.
fabulous movie. And remember Miles Anderson in House of Cards? Haunting performance there.
Thank you
What a delightful giggle! Thank you for uploading it.
As I recall, filmed near Tring in Hertfordshire.
It's funny for people who knows music!
I was a robin nedwell fan.
this film was made before he died
Really!
@@maxinejacobson4006 Yes! You can tell!
Nerd Files. There really was a Oddfellows Society. It used to on Upper street. opposite the Kings Head, Islington.
I live in the U.S. and there is a very, very old building in the downtown sector of my city that has etched in the stone at the top, The Oddfellows Society. I have always wondered what it meant and who they were. The building itself is a barbershop or was. I never go downtown anymore for years now. So maybe it is torn down or not a barbershop now.
omg i love you, i have wanted this for years......do you have Shillingbury Tales please? I have Cuffy. Thanks again
You can buy all the episodes of The Shillingbury Tales on DVD at Amazon UK.
Great stuff, thanks for posting.
I have the TV series of this. I remember it fondly 👍🥰 I wonder what the place looks like now where they filmed this?
what a treat
Great to see England as it used to be .Not a single black , gay ,lesbian ,transgender,woke, etc no wonder the Uk is fu-led up .
Very clever, the band think their rebelling by only playing the notes that are written. They didn't realise that's how it should be played.lol!
crying over here...
I don't like brass bands, but i really enjoyed this movie. Do yerself a favour and give it a go.
HI
LOL! That's where the term ' They are happy in their ignorance' comes from! Shalom to us only in Christ Yeshua.
This was made before Sam Kidd and John Le Messier died.
John Le Mesurier - btw - it would have been hard to make it after they died!
@@sutapasbhattacharya9471 great point! I never thought of that!
John Le Mesurier died 3 years after starring in this movie and Sam Kidd 2 years after.
@@adamw.p.6287 not before then
Couldn't find anymore episodes . . . can you?
Hoping for a MUCH better ending than that!..... writers must have on on strike and they decided to make the draft the whole film ! 😆😆😆
Yes i agree the ending was silly as the film was based on a joke that played out. It would have worked better if they had won the band contest.
Sadly' no credits fror the music
It is very tragic indeed that Robin passed when he did, he was good in the Shillingbury Tales
Cut down all the tall poppies, says it all.
What about the short ones? Are you horticulturally challenged?
When life was so beautiful . Not like the shite today . This was England to me .
What colour is the sky on your world? Do you have unicorns?
I understand. So very sad now.
Never heard of this in my life but I love all British programming through till about 90's partic 70s and 80s what a name - Shillingbury Blowers - what does it mean?
It means that they blow their instruments, that’s all.
this is NOT about Bentley's. 8(
Be warned.....in uk healthcare...rose cottage is the covert name for the hospital mortuary....be cautious with the name 😂
Always great to see Trevor Howard. Ugly as hell but a great actor. My favourites were The Outcast of the Islands, a very different setting from this one, and The Mutiny on the Bounty.
No sound
sorry
Use your drop down appropriately.
Cast please. Dates if release. Thumbs down not for the show for your poor lazy upload.
YEH, THE ENDING WAS SHIT AND THE ENDING MUSIC WAS JUS ONE "VERSE"OF MUSIC, PLAYED ON N ON N ON..........N ON
True, the ending the tame.
Yeah I think it was sort of to show that the cohesion of the village was best when they were working to their own amateur style of music than the standards elsewhere that would curb their go-get them spirit. When the upstart sees that them being in good cheer but off-tune is best and accepts that they all can move on.
Irritating brass band
Irritating Higgins
Irritating episode
irritating comment.