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Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photographer. Following the war and still in ... See full summary »

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Charles Castle
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Linda
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Reverend Templeton
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Beatrice Templeton
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Roy (as Phil Davis)
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Clara Templeton
Miriam Grant ...
Ana Templeton
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Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle
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Clive Merrison ...
Gardner
Stephen Churchett ...
Mr. Dawson
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Mrs. Dawson
Maggie Wells ...
Mrs. Hoopdriver
Richenda Carey ...
Fierce Woman
Jeremy Young ...
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Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photographer. Following the war and still in grief Charles is given some photographs purporting to be of fairies. His search for the truth leads him to Burkinwell, a seemingly peaceful village seething with secrets where he becomes drawn into a web of passion, romance and violence.. Written by Philip Stanton

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Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

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Rated R for some sexuality | See all certifications »
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19 September 1997 (UK)  »

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Clive Merrison (Gardner) has played Sherlock Holmes many times on BBC Radio 4 dramas. See more »

Goofs

When discussing the original photograph with Beatrice Templeton (Frances Barber), Charles Castle (Toby Stephens) says that the supposed fairy in the image could just be a 'glitch in the emulsion'. The use of the word 'glitch' is anachronistic. Glitch, meaning a small fault, didn't come in to common parlance till the 1960s some 40+ years after the setting of this film. See more »

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Version of BBC2 Play of the Week: Fairies (1978) See more »

Soundtracks

"Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, II. Allegretto"
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by The Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted and orchestrated by Terry Davies
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17 January 2008 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

How can anyone watch this and not be struck dumb.

The music is so haunting that it will reverberate in your head and soul for days after.

How fantastic not have to endure "shoot em up" themes but to let fantasy run its course leaving you disturbed but in a wonderful way.

This film is on a par with "Out of Africa" as my "dumbstuck" movies.

The film ends but you can't move, your senses are so overwhelmed that you will be unable to regain reality for some time.

This is a film for those who enjoy wonderful music and appreciate a plot that stirs emotions, imagination and the intellect.


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