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Friday, 8 December 1972
News article: Central Somerset Gazette, 8 December 1972
Friday, 8 December 1972 06:00 pmFilm on Arthur gets network transmission
“Arthur of the Britons,” a powerful drama series upon which HTV have spent more than £500,000, has begun full network transmission.
Myth and misunderstanding veil the true story of Arthur, the man who united the feuding Celtic tribes in common cause against a Saxon invader.
The HTV series has an initial run of 12 weeks and presents Arthur as historians believe he really was, a hard shrewd freedom fighter gifted with a genius for battle and diplomacy.
“We are tearing up the cosy Victorian water-colour picture of Arthur and showing instead the tough cavalry leader he must really have been,” said HTV’s chairman, Lord Harlech.
HTV, within whose borders Arthur built Camelot, his base for far-ranging forays throughout Britain, created two stockaded encampments, one Saxon, one Celtic, in painstaking detail and made use of a cast of nearly 2000.
Filming extended over six months and involved West Country locations that once rang to the clash of Arthur’s sword.
“Arthur was a West Countryman and as such a natural subject for an HTV series,” says Executive Producer Patrick Dromgoole, who lives at Wedmore.
“The countryside here is steeped in Arthurian tradition. It is, of course, the site of the biggest Romano-British settlement yet found.”
Arthur is played by Oliver Tobias, a 24 year old actor whose roles have been as diverse as the lead in the London production of the rock musical “Hair,” and a principal billing in the film based on John Ford’s play, “Pity She’s a Whore.”
“Arthur of the Britons,” a powerful drama series upon which HTV have spent more than £500,000, has begun full network transmission.
Myth and misunderstanding veil the true story of Arthur, the man who united the feuding Celtic tribes in common cause against a Saxon invader.
The HTV series has an initial run of 12 weeks and presents Arthur as historians believe he really was, a hard shrewd freedom fighter gifted with a genius for battle and diplomacy.
“We are tearing up the cosy Victorian water-colour picture of Arthur and showing instead the tough cavalry leader he must really have been,” said HTV’s chairman, Lord Harlech.
HTV, within whose borders Arthur built Camelot, his base for far-ranging forays throughout Britain, created two stockaded encampments, one Saxon, one Celtic, in painstaking detail and made use of a cast of nearly 2000.
Filming extended over six months and involved West Country locations that once rang to the clash of Arthur’s sword.
“Arthur was a West Countryman and as such a natural subject for an HTV series,” says Executive Producer Patrick Dromgoole, who lives at Wedmore.
“The countryside here is steeped in Arthurian tradition. It is, of course, the site of the biggest Romano-British settlement yet found.”
Arthur is played by Oliver Tobias, a 24 year old actor whose roles have been as diverse as the lead in the London production of the rock musical “Hair,” and a principal billing in the film based on John Ford’s play, “Pity She’s a Whore.”
Article: Wells Journal, 8 December 1972
Friday, 8 December 1972 09:00 amThis article appeared on page 17 of the Wells Journal, a weekly paper serving the Somerset area.
Film on Arthur gets network transmission
“Arthur of the Britons,” a powerful drama series upon which HTV have spent more than £500,000, has begun full network transmission.
Myth and misunderstanding veil the true story of Arthur, the man who united the feuding Celtic tribes in common cause against a Saxon invader.
The HTV series has an initial run of 12 weeks, and presents Arthur as historians believe he really was: a hard shrewd, freedom fighter gifted with a genius for battle and diplomacy.
“We are tearing up the cosy Victorian water-colour picture of Arthur and showing instead the tough cavalry leader he really must have been,” said HTV’s chairman, Lord Harlech.
HTV, within whose borders Arthur built Camelot, his base for far-ranging forays throughout Britain, created two stockaded encampments, one Saxon, one Celtic, in painstaking detail and made use of a cast of nearly 2000.
Filming extended over six months and involved West Country locations that once rang to the clash of Arthur’s sword.
“Arthur was a West Countryman and as such a natural subject for an HTV series,” says Executive Producer Patrick Dromgoole, who lives in Wedmore.
“The countryside here is steeped in Arthurian tradition. It is, of course, the site of the biggest Romano-British settlement yet found.”1
Arthur is played by Oliver Tobias, a 24 year old actor whose roles have been as diverse as the lead in the London production of the rock musical “Hair,” and a principal billing in the film based on John Ford’s play, “Pity She’s A Whore.”
1 Presumably this refers to the Roman settlement at Glevum, (Gloucester), which gets a mention in “Enemies and Lovers”, as being a day and a half from Arthur’s village, on horseback.
Film on Arthur gets network transmission
“Arthur of the Britons,” a powerful drama series upon which HTV have spent more than £500,000, has begun full network transmission.
Myth and misunderstanding veil the true story of Arthur, the man who united the feuding Celtic tribes in common cause against a Saxon invader.
The HTV series has an initial run of 12 weeks, and presents Arthur as historians believe he really was: a hard shrewd, freedom fighter gifted with a genius for battle and diplomacy.
“We are tearing up the cosy Victorian water-colour picture of Arthur and showing instead the tough cavalry leader he really must have been,” said HTV’s chairman, Lord Harlech.
HTV, within whose borders Arthur built Camelot, his base for far-ranging forays throughout Britain, created two stockaded encampments, one Saxon, one Celtic, in painstaking detail and made use of a cast of nearly 2000.
Filming extended over six months and involved West Country locations that once rang to the clash of Arthur’s sword.
“Arthur was a West Countryman and as such a natural subject for an HTV series,” says Executive Producer Patrick Dromgoole, who lives in Wedmore.
“The countryside here is steeped in Arthurian tradition. It is, of course, the site of the biggest Romano-British settlement yet found.”1
Arthur is played by Oliver Tobias, a 24 year old actor whose roles have been as diverse as the lead in the London production of the rock musical “Hair,” and a principal billing in the film based on John Ford’s play, “Pity She’s A Whore.”
1 Presumably this refers to the Roman settlement at Glevum, (Gloucester), which gets a mention in “Enemies and Lovers”, as being a day and a half from Arthur’s village, on horseback.