The brief, bubbling signature tune of Htv West is heard as the animation jerkily constructs the defunct regional television company's white logo over a royal blue background. Scratches on the film stock dance hypnotically across the screen. We have been taken back in time; 2010 is a long way away.
The screen fades. A clock chimes six. There is a knock on the door. The museum warden Mr Ellis, whose beret makes him look not too dissimilar from Frank Spencer, ignores this interruption and continues with his crossword. Urgency converts the knock to a hurried buzz as the caller tries the door bell. Muttering to himself, this cantankerous caretaker leaves his puzzle and rises to answer the door.
So begins The Georgian House, a rarely seen and much sought-after children's supernatural time-travelling drama that was screened on ITV in 1976. Written by novelist Jill Laurimore and produced by Leonard White – who found...
The screen fades. A clock chimes six. There is a knock on the door. The museum warden Mr Ellis, whose beret makes him look not too dissimilar from Frank Spencer, ignores this interruption and continues with his crossword. Urgency converts the knock to a hurried buzz as the caller tries the door bell. Muttering to himself, this cantankerous caretaker leaves his puzzle and rises to answer the door.
So begins The Georgian House, a rarely seen and much sought-after children's supernatural time-travelling drama that was screened on ITV in 1976. Written by novelist Jill Laurimore and produced by Leonard White – who found...
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