The F***ing Fulfords
| The F***ing Fulfords | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
The F***ing Fulfords is a 2004 documentary-style reality television programme, directed and produced by Jonny Clothier, Helen Hill and Sean Grundy. It was edited by Bob Caldwell with later additional material from Norman Hull. It was shot over the course of 2003 in the lead up to the family's '800 year party' and then shown in August 2004. The documentary made the name of Francis Fulford and his family when it was aired as part of the United Kingdom's Channel 4 TV series Cutting Edge.[1][2]
Francis, known to his friends as "F**ker" Fulford, is the 24th in his family to have inherited Great Fulford, an 800-year old crumbling manor house on a 3,000-acre (12 km2) estate in Dunsford, near Cheriton Bishop, Devon.[3][4]
The programme was nominated for a BAFTA, in the Best Single Documentary category, in the 2005 awards year. It also featured in Channel Five's '100 most swearing TV shows' and came 7th with 24 swear words - mostly beginning with F - in the first 26 minutes. It was largely this issue - how the use of profane language divided individual strata within the British class system - that marked it out from any other programme or documentary in a similar vein.
The main strength of the programme however, was in Francis' direct manner and outspoken views.
In a later programme entitled Why Britain's F****, he raised further points about the decline of a sense of duty, a lack of responsibility and basic knowledge of the United Kingdom's history.[5]
The four Fulfords children returned to television without the presence of either parent Francis or his wife Kishanda, in the six-part series, Life Is Toff, broadcast on BBC Three in autumn 2014.[6]
References
- ↑ Kathryn Flett. "Hello cruel world | From the Observer | The Observer". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ Shaps, Simon (2009-02-16). "Could the clampdown on the F word preserve it for posterity? - TV & Radio - Media". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "Prepare for the F***ing Fulfords! - Showbiz - London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. 2004-08-06. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "Can the Fulfords clean up?". Telegraph. 2005-07-06. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009.
- ↑ Jonathan Sale (2005-11-24). "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Francis Fulford, landowner and writer - Profiles - People". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ Jodelka, Filipa Life Is Toff: the Fulfords are back The Guardian, 25 October 2014