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| Robert Louis Stevenson |
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The BBC has recently announced that
it is to dramatise Kidnapped, the classic Scottish novel by Robert
Louis Stevenson.
Kidnapped is an essentially Scottish
tale. Apart from the frequent mentions of specific Scottish
locations (Balquidder, South Queensferry, Appin, Limekilns
and the Isle of Mull all feature), it is a novel which at
its heart explores the relationship between the peoples of
the North and South of Scotland: The Lowlander views the Highlander
as an uncivilised barbarian and the Highlander views the Lowlander
as a conservative prig.
The BBC has announced that all the filming
will be done in New Zealand.
FirstFoot applauds this far-sighted
thinking which will do wonders for the travelling expense
accounts of many TV executives. We look forward to more sensitive
location specific dramas from the Beeb and suggest that they
consider remaking some of the following classical English
films:
| Film |
Original Location |
BBC Location |
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| Wuthering Heights
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Yorkshire |
Nairobi |
| Brighton Rock |
Brighton |
Himalayas |
| Get Carter |
Newcastle |
Baghdad |
| The Full Monty |
Sheffield |
Venice |
| Zulu |
South Africa |
London |
Of course it is absolutely absurd to
suggest that Zulu would be shot in London. The expense claims
wouldn't be nearly large enough.
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