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The Darling Buds of May (TV Series)
The Happiest Days of Your Life: Part 1 (1993)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
David Giles |
Writing Credits
H.E. Bates | ... | (novels) |
Paul Wheeler | ... | (adaptation) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
David Jason | ... | Pop Larkin | |
Pam Ferris | ... | Ma Larkin | |
Tim Wylton | ... | Ron Waggit | |
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Joseph Bennett | ... | Tony |
Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... | Mariette (as Catherine Zeta Jones) | |
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Philip Franks | ... | Charley |
David Collings | ... | Mr. Dawlish | |
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Christina Giles | ... | Petunia |
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Katherine Giles | ... | Zinnia |
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Stephanie Ralph | ... | Victoria |
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Abigail Rokison | ... | Primrose |
Michael Jayston | ... | Ernest Bristow | |
Rachel Bell | ... | Edith Pilchester | |
Tara Dean | ... | Princess Zaria | |
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Sarah Stocks | ... | Emma |
Joanna David | ... | Miss Jimson | |
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Jackie Knight | ... | First Woman |
Steven Brand | ... | Tom Sargent | |
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Martyn Read | ... | Sgt. Wilson |
Ian Barritt | ... | Mr. Villiers | |
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Jacqueline Basquil | ... | Teacher |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Daisy-May Bates | ... | John Blenheim (uncredited) |
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Ross Marriott | ... | Oscar (uncredited) |
Produced by
Richard Bates | ... | executive producer |
Vernon Lawrence | ... | executive producer |
Simon Lewis | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
Peter Jackson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
David Aspinall |
Sound Department
Sheba Casey | ... | boom operator |
Lee Corbett | ... | sound recordist |
Steve Haynes | ... | dubbing mixer |
Roy Lafbery | ... | dubbing editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Darren Miller | ... | focus puller |
Location Management
Fiona Black | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Sarah Cockcroft | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Anton Darby | ... | stage manager |
Karen Worley | ... | production coordinator (as Karen Barker) |