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Blott on the landscape. Part five
Title
Blott on the landscape. Part five / by Tom Sharpe ; dramatised by Malcolm Bradbury ; a BBC TV production ; in association with Picture Partnership Productions ; producer, Evgeny Gridneff ; director, Roger Bamford.
Publication
[London, England] : BBC Worldwide, 1985.
Physical Description
1 online resource (57 minutes)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Title from title screen (viewed May 16, 2022).
Based on Tom Sharpe's bestseller.
Executive producer: Brian Eastman.
In English.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Lady Maud is desperate to have children but Sir Giles' refusal causes her to start divorce proceedings. Sir Giles seeks revenge by allowing a proposed new road to be built on their property and claiming the compensation from the government. However, he hasn't counted on their mysterious gardener, Blott, who may well turn out to be Lady Maud's unlikely hero. Based on Tom Sharpe's bestseller, this BAFTA-winning comedy drama is an epic farce about planning enquiries, motorway construction, stately homes and family disagreements. Not to mention the sex, violence, blackmail and anarchy.The peace and tranquillity of Cleene Gorge is disturbed by the arrival of the bulldozers to start the construction of the motorway. Dynamiting begins to clear the route through the estate. Meanwhile, Blott plans some spectacular destruction of his own.
Variant and related titles
Blott on the landscape. Episode 5
Blott on the landscape. Part 5
ASP-AVON OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 27, 2022
Credits
Executive producer: Brian Eastman.
Cast
David Suchet, Geraldine James, George Cole, Simon Cadell, Julia McKenzie.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Television comedies.
Fiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Also listed under
BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, production company.
Picture Partnership Productions, production company.
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