[Afamilyatwar-list] Sam

[Christine Kendell]

Quite agree about Michael Goodliffe! There's an interesting website:

 

http://www.mgoodliffe.co.uk/

 

which I think is run by one of his sons, who is very friendly.

 

One of the sad things about Sam is that so many of the cast are no longer
with us.

 

 

Christine 

 

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Sent: 13 May 2018 20:04
To: afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu; Scott Filderman
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Hi Scott

 

Yes, I am a great fan!  I really envy you that you have the pleasure of
seeing Sam for the first time.  This series is absolutely fantastic - as
good as AFAW but in a different way.  AFAW will always be my absolute
favourite series of all time, but the grittiness and realism of Sam is
unparalleled in series of this type in my opinion.  It is a superb piece of
work by Mr Finch (who drew on his own personal experiences when he wrote it)
and the acting is sheer bliss to watch.  I think you will be hooked very
quickly and won't be able to wait for the next episode, and then the next
etc.......

 

Sam is set in Yorkshire in a fictional mining town called Skellerton - based
on Featherstone near Leeds, where John Finch grew up in the 1930's during
the depression, when  many miners were out of work.  

 

Michael Goodliffe is my favourite actor in Sam, and is superb in the role of
Jack Barraclough, Sam's grandfather, giving the performance of his life. 

 

Three years after Sam he committed suicide by jumping out of a hospital
window whilst suffering from depression.  At the time he was rehearsing for
a role in Equus.

 

The poverty suffered by the mining community and desperate shortage of work
is demonstrated with excellent depth and is a credit both to the writing of
Mr Finch and the commitment and talent of all of the actors in this fine
series.

 

ENJOY!!!

 

Best wishes and let me know if you agree,

 

Karen Berridge

 

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Subject: [Afamilyatwar-list] Sam 

 

Am about to plunge into this AFAW follow-on drama, just as soon as my DVDs
arrive. Any Sam fans on this AFAW site with whom I might exchange queries! I
know Christine Kendall is one; anyone else? 

 

Down to the final 17 episodes in AFAW as far as tracking missing scenes. I'm
guessing that marketing and playing length had much to do with scenes edited
out of the Acorn set as there are no "cultural" reasons (bad language,
racism, sexism) why scenes were deleted or trimmed other than time.



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