The Ginger Tree (TV series)
| The Ginger Tree | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Period drama |
| Based on | The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd |
| Written by | Christopher Hampton |
| Directed by |
Anthony Garner Morimasa Matsumoto |
| Starring |
Samantha Bond Daisuke Ryu Adrian Rawlins Fumi Dan Joanna McCallum |
| Composer(s) | Dominic Muldowney |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Marilyn Hall Alan Shallcross Rebecca Eaton Naonori Kawamura |
| Producer(s) | Timothy Ironside-Wood |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Hallet Street Productions NHK Japan WGBH Boston for BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 26 November – 17 December 1989 |
The Ginger Tree is a BBC's four-part TV adaptation, based on Oswald Wynd's novel of the same name, adapted by Christopher Hampton and directed by Anthony Garner and Morimasa Matsumoto. Originally aired on BBC1 from 26 November to 17 December 1989, starring Samantha Bond as Mary MacKenzie, Daisuke Ryu as Count Kentaro Kurihama and Adrian Rawlins as Captain Richard Collingsworth.
The series won the 1990 BAFTA for Best Video Lighting (by Clive Thomas) and for the Best Video Cameraman (by Ron Green), Michael Young was nominated for Best Design, Michael Burdle was nominated for Best Costume Design, and Stan Pow was nominated for Best VTR Editor.
Cast
- Samantha Bond as Mary MacKenzie
- Daisuke Ryu as Count Kentaro Kurihama
- Adrian Rawlins as Captain Richard Collingsworth
- Fumi Dan as Baroness Aiko Onnodera
- Joanna McCallum as Alicia Bassett-Hill
- Michael Grandage as Nick
- Cécile Paoli as Isabelle de Chamonpierre
- Shigeru Muroi as Minagawa
- Hironori Wada as Taro (3 Months Old)
- Noriko Aida as Misao
- Mari Shirato as Countess Kurihama
- Nicholas Le Prevost as Sir Claude MacDonald
- Saike Koike as Komoro
- Carol Starks as Margaret Blair
Media releases
The complete series of The Ginger Tree on DVD in a 2-disc set was released by Simply Media on 25 April 2016.[1]
References
- ↑ "The Ginger Tree: Complete Series [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2017.