Although it's never really explained in Noah's Castle the reason for a famine that hits Great Britain in the future the effects are for all to see. In this 7 part mini-series we see what the Mortimer family has done to protect itself and survive the famine. David Neal has seen this coming for some time and has moved from London out to a more suburban area. He's bought himself an old manor house with a strong and hidden cellar. No doubt to shield priests in counter reformation days it now hides the stockpiles of food for Neal's wife and four kids.
Simon Gipps-Kent plays one of his sons and he narrates the story and it is his eyes from which we see the action. If suspected of hoarding there could be serious consequences for the Mortimers. All of the kids have differing views on what their father is doing. All however never forget that it is for their survival.
Crisis brings out the best and worst in people. Alun Lewis and Christopher Fairbank who are both interested in elder Mortimer daughter Annette Ekblom have a differing approach. Fairbank works for a relief organization. Lewis wants a systemic approach to the problem from a revolutionary point of view. There's also Lee Macdonald who has organized the local black market and has some plug uglies to enforce his will. The whole series is geared to making sure he doesn't find out about the Mortimer stockpile and what happens when he does.
The short life and tragic death of Simon Gipps-Kent has made him and this mini-series something of a cult item. Before this I was familiar with Gipps-Kent through him playing Pip in Great Expectations and a Doctor Who story from the Tom Baker years. What a sad end for him in 1986 at a young age.
Noah's Castle is a sharp reminder of one of the calamities that could hit the human race if we are not careful about marshaling our resources. It also is a reminder about just who does the marshaling.
Simon Gipps-Kent plays one of his sons and he narrates the story and it is his eyes from which we see the action. If suspected of hoarding there could be serious consequences for the Mortimers. All of the kids have differing views on what their father is doing. All however never forget that it is for their survival.
Crisis brings out the best and worst in people. Alun Lewis and Christopher Fairbank who are both interested in elder Mortimer daughter Annette Ekblom have a differing approach. Fairbank works for a relief organization. Lewis wants a systemic approach to the problem from a revolutionary point of view. There's also Lee Macdonald who has organized the local black market and has some plug uglies to enforce his will. The whole series is geared to making sure he doesn't find out about the Mortimer stockpile and what happens when he does.
The short life and tragic death of Simon Gipps-Kent has made him and this mini-series something of a cult item. Before this I was familiar with Gipps-Kent through him playing Pip in Great Expectations and a Doctor Who story from the Tom Baker years. What a sad end for him in 1986 at a young age.
Noah's Castle is a sharp reminder of one of the calamities that could hit the human race if we are not careful about marshaling our resources. It also is a reminder about just who does the marshaling.