Mapp and Lucia (Channel 4 TV series)
| Mapp and Lucia | |
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 Cover of the DVD of the TV series | |
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Based on | Mapp and Lucia |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
Mapp and Lucia is a British television series, set in the fictional Sussex coastal town of Tilling-on-Sea and based on three 1930s novels by E. F. Benson. It was produced by London Weekend Television, filmed in Rye (on which Benson based Tilling) and neighbouring Winchelsea in the 1980s, and starred Prunella Scales as Mapp, Geraldine McEwan as Lucia, Nigel Hawthorne as Georgie, and Denis Lill as Major Benji. The script was by Gerald Savory. There were ten episodes, (which aired in two series of five) broadcast on Channel 4 in 1985 and 1986. These have been repeated over the years, most recently on ITV Encore in 2015, shortly after the broadcast of the new BBC adaptation Mapp and Lucia and the death of Geraldine McEwan.
Cast
- Prunella Scales as Miss Mapp
- Geraldine McEwan as Emmeline Lucas (Lucia)
- Nigel Hawthorne as Georgie Pillson
- Denis Lill as Major Benji Flint
- Lucinda Gane as Foljambe (Georgie's housemaid)
Production
Filming took place in Rye and Winchelsea as well as Kent – Chilham features in episodes 1, 2 and 10, doubling as Risholme and Hever Castle features as the residence of Poppy, Duchess of Sheffield.[1]
References
- ↑ Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Mapp and Lucia Article".