Children of the New Forest (TV 1998)

The 1640s, the time of the English Civil War. Colonel Beverley, a Royalist, squire of Arnwood and High Keeper of the New Forest, leaves to join the King's army. He dies at the Battle of ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrew Morgan

Writers:

Richard Cooper (screenplay), Frederick Marryat (novel),

Stars:

Tom Wisdom, Joanna Kirkland, Malcolm Storry

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tom Wisdom	...	Edward Beverly
Joanna Kirkland	...	Alice Beverly
Malcolm Storry	...	Jabob Armitage
Michael Maloney	...	Charles Stuart, King of England
Richard Heffer	...	Colonel Beverly
Lucy Speed	...	Martha
Danny Worters	...	Humphrey Beverly
Emily Ruck-Keene	...	Edith Beverly
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	...	Miller Sprigge
John Blakey	...	Brother John
Caroline Blakiston	...	Aunt Judith
Laura Brattan	...	Maggie Partridge
Wolf Christian	...	Brother Robert
Garry Cooper	...	Oswald Partridge
Simon Cowell-Parker	...	Anthony

Storyline

The 1640s, the time of the English Civil War. Colonel Beverley, a Royalist, squire of Arnwood and High Keeper of the New Forest, leaves to join the King's army. He dies at the Battle of Naseby, leaving his two sons and two daughters in the care of their Aunt Judith. A troop of Parliamentary soldiers and their Leveller preacher, Abel Corbould, come to Arnwood. The four Beverley children are smuggled out of Arnwood, taken to Jacob Armitage, a royalist forester's home in the forest and hidden there. The children encounter various adventures, become involved with the family of Parliament's new Intendant of the New Forest, Heatherstone, and eventually join a conspiracy to help King Charles, who has escaped from captivity.

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Plot Keywords:

forest | children | civil war | bare chested male | family relationships | 

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Genres:

Family | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1998 (UK)

Also Known As:

Der hohe Wächter des Waldes

Filming Locations:

New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Childsplay, ITEL

Technical Specs

Runtime:

168 min 168 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of The Crimson Blade (1964)

User Reviews

Marryat corrupted

This is a miserable distortion of Captain Marryat's fine novel for young people; importing modern motivations and behaviour into this thoughtful and humane story, abandoning the theme of life in the forest for a wholly invented adventure yarn. This series is awful, bearing no comparison with the fine BBC series of the early 1970s. Avoid it - read the book.