[merligo]

Below is a link to the contact page for UKTV. I have left a message
asking if they intend to broadcast more series of Onedin and will let
everyone know the response. But the more of us who express our
interest, the more likely they will be to show series three to eight,
so please do contact UKTV.

http://www.uktv.co.uk/?uktv=standarditem.index&aID=528249

Diana

[merligo]

Hi David,

UKTV Drama are repeating episode one at the end of August.

Diana

— In shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com, "David" <djsmith335@y…> wrote:
> Hello all,
> For those of us that cannot manage to catch episodes during the week
on
> the UKdrama channel they are repeating them, ealy on a sunday morning
> from 6am i believe till 1pm, i have just checked and they are doing
the
> same next sunday.
> i wish i had seen this last week as i missed episode 1,
> its nice to catch this series again as i was too young for it but
both
> of my parents were avid watchers of the series of a sunday afternoon,
> going for a song with arthur negus and then the onedin line, happy
days,
> hope the information is of us to someone
> david

[merligo]

Yeah, I also think there will be cuts to all the episodes. What a
pain, I wanted to get the entire episodes on tape. I just hope that
UKTV Drama don't make cuts in the same places as the BBC videos.

D

— In shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com, "Bill"
<william.whittaker1@n…> wrote:

> Diana
>
> I've been editing out the adverts in episode one and inserting the

missing bits from my old vhs tapes. The difference in picture quality
is noticeable but acceptable for just the small sections that are
involved.

>
> You were right about the missing material, there is also a short

cut in Albert Frazer's dialog about Elizabeth with James on the ship.

>
> There was approximately one and a half minutes missing from the

transmitted episode. I'll see what subsequent episode are like when I
get around to it but I suspect this will be the case on all of them
to allow the time necessary time for advertising etc that has to be
squeezed into the 1 hour slot. I intend to archive them all to DVD-r
eventually.

>
> Bill.
> —– Original Message —–
> From: Diana
> To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:11 PM
> Subject: [shiponedingroup] UKTV Drama – Onedin episodes
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Did anyone else notice that UKTV Drama skipped part of the

proposal

> scene from "The Wind Blows Free"? The episode has Anne saying
> "…..
> poor bedfellows, Captain Onedin", then there's an advert break,

and

> the episode continues with James saying, "For richer or
> poorer …..". The piece re James having "ambition enough for an
> army of Napoleons" has been cut.
>
> Did any of you notice other cuts? There was one other place

which

> didn't seem quite right to me, again when there were adverts, but
> I
> can't recall where this occurred.
>
> Diana

[merligo]

Yes, the July schedule includes both the episodes that were cut from
the BBC/Playback videos – Cry of the Blackbird and Bloody Week (the
latter is about the French Revolution).

Regarding your query about the cut, I don't know if your example was
cut, but many cuts were made to the BBC/Playback and Dutch commercial
released videos. A lot were very small cuts of a few seconds here
and there, others were longer. A couple of examples of scenes cut:
the scene at the start of episode 3 where Anne is talking to her
father and holds her wedding dress; and in episode 4 the scene near
the end involving James, Robert and the companion in the warehouse.
The latter puts a very different complexion on the outcome of the
story.

D

— In shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com, "gduch2001" <gduch2001@y…>
wrote:

> —Im v disappointed ot find that all Im going to see are the eps

that

> i already have on video, i know that the videos cut an episode from

the

> second series – it was set during hte Seige of Paris in the Franco
> Prussian War, nad I remember it when i was a child….
>
> does anyone know if this will be included evnetaully on TV?
>
> i watched a bit of an epsiode yesterday, (the one where they have

to

> live in the warehouse and I think that i saw a v breif scene which

may

> have been cut from the video version. anne is about to go into the
> new "home" in the ware house, adn she sees an Irish beggar –

clearly

> she's afriad that she and James may wind up the same way. I am
> wodnering if this was in teh Video version
>
> G
>
> In shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com, "Diana" <moonroll@n…> wrote:
> > Hi again,
> >
> > The August schedule for the channel was published earlier today.

Bad

> > news! No Onedin Line until 31 August when The Wind Blows Free is
> > broadcast again.
> >
> > So it appears only series one and two are being shown at present.
> >
> > By the way, Secret Army is on again in August but I don't know if
> they
> > are the same episodes that have just been broadcast.
> >
> > Suggest the UK members contact UKTV Drama in a few weeks asking

if

> the
> > other series are to be broadcast.
> >
> > D

[merligo]

Hi,

Did anyone else notice that UKTV Drama skipped part of the proposal
scene from "The Wind Blows Free"? The episode has Anne saying
"…..
poor bedfellows, Captain Onedin", then there's an advert break, and
the episode continues with James saying, "For richer or
poorer …..". The piece re James having "ambition enough for an
army of Napoleons" has been cut.

Did any of you notice other cuts? There was one other place which
didn't seem quite right to me, again when there were adverts, but
I
can't recall where this occurred.

Diana

[merligo]

Hi Carrie,

So sad to learn of Mike's death and at a relatively young age as well.

Diana

[merligo]

Hi Ron,

US & Canadian DVDs are usually Region 1 whereas Europe is Region 2.
There are also a few DVDs which are Region 0 and can be played on any
equipment. Unfortunately, the Onedin Line DVDs of series one
released in the UK by Playback are Region 2. I also believe series
one, two and three available from a Dutch company are Region 2 but am
not positive (I'm at work at present so can't check mine). These can
also be purchased on eBay.

However, in Europe you can buy multi-region DVD players which will
play DVDs from any region. Don't know if you can get multi-region
DVD players in the US but I understand it's quite a simple process to
convert the equipment to multi-region (don't ask me how as I'm not
that technical!).

More more info on DVD regions:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/502554/026-9816926-
3309263

Hope this helps.

I certainly recommend you purchase the two BFS Onedin Line sets on
DVD. Enjoy!

Regards,
Diana

[merligo]

This is for UK members and those living in Europe who can pick up
BBC1:

Songs of Praise tomorrow (Sunday, 5 Sept) is from Dartmouth, Devon.
Programme starts at 5.40 pm BST and ends at 6.15.

The programme includes a visit to Britannia Royal Naval College and
there's likely to be a few shots of the town at the start – hopefully
including Bayard's Cove and maybe some other familiar scenes.

Regards,
Diana

[merligo]

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the group to those who have joined recently.

I have just updated Jessica Benton's biography – see the Files
section.

Those of you who are fans of Anne Stallybrass might wish to check the
latest addition to our gilmore-stallybrass site for a lovely
interview with her: http://www.gilmore-
stallybrass.com/html/titlepages/anneinterviewsandarticles.htm

Regards,
Diana

[merligo]

Nice one, Carie. Looking forward to seeing the Onedin info.

> I hope you are all well, just to let you all know, I have a new
> website for you all to take a look at if you wish, myself with a
> couple of Mike fans have come up with this site, of course there

will

> be some Onedin link here, I will be contributing this very shortly,
> as of yet it is in very early stages of development but I would be
> pleased if any of you will come and take a look it is at
> http://mikebillingtonfans.com

[merligo]

Count me in! It certainly wouldn't hurt to invite say Anne, Peter,
Jessica, Mike or maybe Phillip Bond.

Re Jessica's age, she's supposed to have been 20 when Onedin started –
don't know if this refers to the pilot (1970) or first series
(1971). IMDb info is frequently wrong and they don't always update
info when you tell them of errors/additions.

Diana

[merligo]

Hi everyone,

I have updated Jessica's bio – see Files section.

Diana

[merligo]

Hi Carie et al,

Thanks for your message. It's always nice to know one's efforts are
appreciated. I've still got several Dutch articles to translate –
just a lack of time in which to do this.

I contacted the BBC shop myself earlier this week and got the reply
that currently there are no plans to release further episodes on
Onedin on video/DVD – boooooo. But it doesn't hurt to keep trying –
if they realise there's a lot of interest, we might yet win them
over. And I must pester UK Gold once again!!

I have all the Radio Times issues with Onedin covers/articles (except
Drama Playhouse). These will be made available in the hopefully not
too distant future but for everyone's info now:

Series one: One page colour article
Series two: Anne & James front cover and three page article with
pictures
Series three: James, Caroline & Leonora front cover and article
including interview with Peter & the two actresses, and brief
interview with Anne
Series four: Drawing of ships on front cover and interview with
Peter including picture of James & Elizabeth
Series five: Sepia front cover of James and article
Series six: Very minor piece
Series seven: James & Soren Larsen front cover and article on the
ship
Series eight: Article re new cast and short history of James

Bye for now
Diana

[merligo]

Calling all shipmates again …..

Here goes with the second poll. It would be nice if we could achieve
a 50% response rate – it only takes a minute to vote!

The subject this time is:

WHO IS YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE CHARACTER?

Only one vote please. Reasons welcome.

Voting closes midnight GMT on Sunday, 15 March.

My least favourite character is Emma Callon. It's not the actress,
Jane Seymour, it's the character who I find very irritating and a
waste of time – I'd rather be watching James, Anne, Elizabeth,
Captain Baines …… even Sarah. I usually fast forward through the
scenes with Emma.

[merligo]

Hi Bill,

In reply to your query, all the episodes from series one and two are
available commercially with the exception of Cry of the Blackbird and
Bloody Week i.e.:

Series 1
2 The Wind Blows Free
3 Plain Sailing
4 Other Points of the Compass
5 High Price
6 Catch as Can
7 Salvage
8 Passage to Pernambuco
9 The Homecoming
10 When My Ship Comes Home
11 A Very Important Passenger
12 Mutiny
13 Cry of the Blackbird NOT AVAILABLE ON COMMERCIAL VIDEO
14 Shadow of Doubt
15 Blockade
16 Winner Take All

Series 2
17 The Hard Case
18 Pound and Pint
19 A Woman Alone
20 Fetch and Carry
21 Yellow Jack
22 Survivor
23 Coffin Ship
24 `Frisco Bound
25 Beyond the Upper Sea
26 An Inch of Candle
27 Goodbye, Goodbye
28 Bloody Week NOT AVAILABLE ON COMMERCIAL VIDEO
29 The Challenge
30 Race for Power

Also see the Episode Titles document in the Files section.

However, many (all?) of these episodes have been cut on the
BBC/Playback releases – some are only minor cuts, some significant.
Only the first eight episodes of series one are available
commercially as originally broadcast.

Good luck and thanks for all your hard work recently.

Diana

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