The proof that Bill never stopped working came when in one match he was fielding at square leg and the batsman hooked the ball straight at him. A cheerfully anarchic playscript by Alan Plater based on Bill Tidy's characters, the Fosdykes, from, if I remember rightly, Private Eye. I think the play may have had its day, but it might work well in somewhere like Manchester with an industrial past and a deep sense of its own identity in a small theatre with a decently behaved audience looking for a cheerful, rollicking excursion into a kind of cultural absurdity that both critiques and celebrates itself.

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In 2002, the first two books and the first interlude were adapted by Granada Television for the ITV network, although, like the 1967 production, the miniseries took many liberties with Galsworthy's original work. At one time he was drawing six strips and he said he had to be careful not to mix them up and send them to the wrong newspapers or magazines. It was produced by Donald Wilson and was shown in 26 episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2. The dancers had a legendary capacity for beer and would repair to the nearest tavern for a gallon or two following every epic contest. Galsworthy wrote one further trilogy, End of the Chapter, comprising Maid in Waiting, Flowering Wilderness, and Over the River (also known as One More River), chiefly dealing with Michael Mont's young cousin, Dinny Cherrell.It was the repeat on Sunday evenings on BBC1 starting on 8 September 1968 that secured the programme's success, with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. Irene and Jolyon also fear that Fleur is too much like her father, and once she has Jon in her grasp, will want to possess him entirely. Once they grow old and their children can overcome their parents' past, Soames can finally let go of the past.

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The strip followed the misadventures of a team of clog dancers who took on rival teams and developed such tactical foot manoeuvres as the Triple Arkwright and the Heckmondwycke with Reverse Spin, with the aim of triumphing over their opponents. If they marry, Fleur would elevate the status of her family from nouveau riche to the aristocratic upper class. Young Jolyon and Irene assert that they have had an affair because Soames has it in his mind already.

The many Fosdyke children grow up and have adventures of their own, including joining the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use.