Penda's Fen by DAVID RUDKIN
Young Stephen, in the last summer of his boyhood, has somehow awakened a buried force in the landscape around him. It is trying to communicate some warning, a peril he is in; some secret knowledge; some choice he must make, some mission for which he is marked down.
Make no mistake. We had a major work of television last night. Rudkin gave us something that had beauty, imagination and depth. (LEONARD BUCKLEY, THE TIMES) Constantly interesting to look at, while remaining a play of ideas and arguments - a rare combination. (SHAUN USHER, DAILY MAIL)
Film cameraman MICHAEL WILLIAMS Film editor HENRY FOWLER Producer DAVID ROSE
Director ALAN CLARKE (Birmingham)