This Office Life by Keith Waterhouse (BBC 1984)
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- čas přidán 15. 02. 2024
- Written by Keith Waterhouse, produced and directed by Ian Keill. Starring Dinsdale Landen and Jenny Agutter. Based on Waterhouse's 1978 novel Office Life. First transmitted BBC One, 30 December 1984.
Thank you for uploading this, I have been wanting to see it again for nearly 40 years. I was a member of the film crew and have very happy memories of the whole job. A lot of it was shot at the old ATV studios in Borehamwood, being the first project after the BBC bought the place, and about a year before Eastenders moved in. All the office interiors, foyer etc are in Neptune House,the studio office block that subsequently became Holby City Hospital some 15 years later.
Even from a VHS(?) copy it still looks and sounds good, a credit to my very talented former colleagues of BBC film department at Ealing studios,so many of whom have now sadly passed on.
Oh and in addition to a great supporting cast we got to work with Jenny Agutter ❤
Update! Finished the book a couple of days ago and now watched the TV version. Adapted by Mr Waterhouse from his novel but I would say more 'loosely based' on it really as there are quite lot of plot changes. But in 80 minutes a lot of the book has to cut out! Both the book and the TV programme are great.
Again thank you so much for posting.
Also thinking of links etc. Geoffrey Bayldon who played a pivotal role here also played the Crowman in 1970s Worzel Gummige, another Waterhouse adaption a few years earlier.
Thank You! A few weeks ago I noticed that Mr Waterhouse co wrote the screen plays for the late 70s Worzel Gummige TV programmes - who would have thought it! Jon Pertwee as Worzel, the best, but only by a very tiny margin, Mackenzie Crook is also brilliant.
It got me thinking about how much I had enjoyed his novels and then I found a second hand copy of Office Life. I am now half way through it, it is still as relevant in many ways today but I suspect most under 65s would not quite 'get it'.
Then, out of the blue, I vaguely recalled seeing a TV version of the novel (40 years ago!). I typed 'Office Life Keith Waterhouse' into CZcams search not expecting anything, so I can't tell you how excited I was when this came up.
But, I shall be patient and finish the book first.
Thanks again.
Ah lovely - thanks for posting.
A real treat to see this at last!!!
You had me at Jenny Agutter
Dinsdale Landen. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've been after this for ages. Any more like this please post. Love it.
Dinsdale Landen, happy days, thank you.
Was Richard Briers on holiday?
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