[Afamilyatwar-list] Episode 3

[Scott Filderman]

I am watching AFAW both on the 2015 Just Entertainment Netherlands set (A Family at War: De Familie Ashton) and the 2010 Acorn Media UK set. There is indeed a brief filmed scene, 1 minute, at the outset of the first At the Church segment in the episode guide, showing the Ashton family AND the first appearance of John’s parents (the “missing” Troughton Mason). David is there, having gotten permission to attend. He kisses his mother and Margaret and wishes John good luck. Mr. Porter bends over his seated wife to dry her tears. She says she has a headache. Mr. Porter tells John he “better run along, son” when the minister tells the wedding party to begin walking in. Gwyn, attending with Philip, says it’s time to sing The Red Flag [the political anthem]. Sefton snaps he wants no discussion of politics on such a day. Gwyn comments to Philip he is “glad” to have met Sefton. “He was worth the journey.” Phil smiles.
This scene ties in with the following explanation that Edwin gives Sefton about Harry having to take Celia home.
Such an innocuous, yet narratively relevant, scene being deleted leaves me wondering. 
The only other difference between the two editions is the appearance in the Netherlands set of the Granada Colour logo before and after each episode. Whether it’s absence in the Acorn set has to do with British copyright is unknown to me.
I need to review Episode 2 in the Acorn set. Episode 1 in both sets is the same.
I also want to comment how magnificent the acting and writing are. That this was achieved in the “factory process” of television production is all the more a tribute to Mr. Finch and his crew.
To be continued....





On Saturday, February 24, 2018, 4:52 PM, Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu> wrote:

Ver-r-r-r-y interesting....I just checked the Acorn British DVD and did not see him, although he does indeed have a credit at the end. The AFAW Episode Guide indicates the same (does not appear but is credited). The précis states that Harry tells Edwin that he had to take wife Celia home because she had a dizzy spell. So if your screen capture in fact comes from Episode 3, something is definitely amiss. Perhaps Troughton’s contract demanded that he be listed even if his character is mentioned, not shown? Could Jon Finch clear this up???




On Saturday, February 24, 2018, 4:06 PM, Brian Renforth via Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu> wrote:

 Hi there,
I've always been interested in this series though I would have been tucked up in bed at the time of its original transmission. I remember seeing some episodes on Channel 4 in the late '80s.

I was alerted to Talking Pictures TV showing this which I'm very much enjoying.

On another forum there's  mention of Patrick Troughton and Margery Mason being credited but not appearing in Episode 3 due to the Acorn DVD release editing their brief appearance out for some reason. They most certainly appeared in a film sequence following the wedding of John and Margaret as seen on the Talking Pictures TV broadcast. See photo taken off screen.

Patrick Troughton and Colin Douglas appeared together in the, "Dr Who" story, "The Enemy of the World".

Brian 

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