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  • in reply to: UKTV Drama #582
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: Sunday morning repeats #610
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: UKTV Drama – Onedin episodes #597
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: UKTV Drama – Onedin Episodes Update #600
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: UKTV Drama – Onedin episodes #594
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: Mike Billington #448
    merligo
    Member
    Hi Carrie,

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

    Diana

    in reply to: Onedin DVDs #97
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: Dartmouth #294
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: Jessica #195
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: Shipmates #420
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: Fan Meeting #399
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: Jessica Benton #192
    merligo
    Member
    Hi everyone,

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

    Diana

    in reply to: Cast Articles #308
    merligo
    Member
    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

    in reply to: Onedin Polls #249
    merligo
    Member
    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.

    in reply to: Episodes #223
    merligo
    Member
    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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