Tilly Trotter (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Alan Grint

Writers:

Catherine Cookson (novel)
Ray Marshall (writer)

Release Date:

8 January 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Farm | Northumberland | Class | Rape

Cast

Carli Norris	...	Tilly Trotter
Simon Shepherd	...	Mark Sopwith
Gavin Abbott	...	Simon Brentwood
Madelaine Newton	...	Biddy Drew
Rosemary Leach	...	Mrs Forefoot Meadows
Basil Moss	...	Mr. Burgess
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Alexander	...	Lady Agnes Myton
Neil Armstrong	...	Fred Leyburn
Rupert Bates	...	John Tolman
Roger Brierley	...	Dr. Kemp
Amelia Bullmore	...	Eileen Sopwith
Sarah Butterfield	...	Joan Fieldman
Alison Coates	...	Bessie Bradshaw
Helen Coker	...	Maggie Short
Michael Conroy	...	Sam Drew
Ian Daniell	...	Jimmy Drew
Danny Dean	...	Septimus Fossett
Richard Dempsey	...	Harry Sopwith
Pat Dunn	...	Mrs. Lucas
Lynn Fairburn	...	Big Meggie
Sarah Jane Foster	...	Katie Drew
Barnaby Francis	...	John Sopwith
Georgie Glen	...	Mabel Price
Beth Goddard	...	Ellen Ross
Kevin Grahame	...	Pike
Sara Gunn	...	Fanny Drew
Marguerite Hardiman	...	Olive Tolman
Brian Hogg	...	Davey Rice
Richard Huw	...	Parson Ross
Elizabeth Kelly	...	Annie Trotter
Richard Ling	...	Luke Sopwith
Gavin Makel	...	Steve McGrath
Richard Makepeace	...	Andy Fairweather
Shaun Mechen	...	Hal McGrath
Dale Meeks	...	Ned wheeler
Sarah Moffat	...	Jessie Ann Sopwith
Tony Neilson	...	Micky Hanson
Giuliano Neri	...	Mick McGrath
Anne Orwin	...	Cook
Judith Parker	...	Ada
Fred Pearson	...	Simes
Sarah Preston	...	Mary Brentwood
Angela Simpson	...	Phyllis Coates
Max Smith	...	William Trotter
John Tearney	...	Tom Pearson
Thomas Wansey	...	Matthew Sopwith
Sallyann Webster	...	Berenice Cragg
David Whitaker	...	Burk Laudimer

Directed by
Alan Grint

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Catherine Cookson		novel
Ray Marshall		writer

Produced by
Don Bell	....	executive producer: Tyne Tees Television
Ray Marshall	....	producer
Keith Richardson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Colin Towns

Cinematography by
Robin Vidgeon

Film Editing by
Ian Sutherland

Casting by
Susie Bruffin
Liz Vincent-Fernie

Production Design by
Ashley Wilkinson		(as Ash Wilkinson)

Art Direction by
Steve Ritchie

Costume Design by
Morgan Elliott

Makeup Department
Sallie Adams	....	makeup artist
Jill Lawson	....	makeup artist
Gillian Thomas	....	hair stylist
Gillian Thomas	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nael Abbas	....	first assistant director
John McKeown	....	second assistant director
Rupert Walz	....	third assistant director

Art Department
James Allan	....	stand-by props
Geoff Blackburn	....	props storeman
Ray Burridge	....	stand-by carpenter
Diane Craig	....	assistant buyer
Gary Crumpton	....	construction manager
Bob Dial	....	stand-by painter
Jimmy Garrett	....	props master
Tony Ginnelly	....	painter
Steven Leadbitter	....	carpenter
John McKenzie	....	pre-set props
Carol Payne	....	production buyer
Siobhan Quin	....	graphic designer
Derek Roberts	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
John Coates	....	boom operator
Jennie Evans	....	sound editor
Nic Grant	....	sound mixer
Richard King	....	dubbing mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Allan	....	generator operator
Ken Campbell	....	gaffer
Moira Conway	....	still photographer
Paul Hatchman	....	grip
John Haynes	....	electrician
Lew Hedley	....	electrician
Gavin Richards	....	clapper loader
Danny Shelmerdine	....	focus puller

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Samantha Crouch	....	assistant costume designer
Rosie Grant	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Michael Jonathan Brierley	....	on-line editor

Other crew
Jane Burrows	....	script supervisor
Sally Cozens	....	unit publicist
Yvonne Frame	....	assistant accountant
Kirsty King	....	production assistant
Simon King	....	location manager
Joanne Paisley	....	unit runner
Joann Steel	....	production accountant
Suzanne Traynor	....	assistant location manager
Rebecca Wilson	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Festival Films

Special Effects

• Snow Business International (snow effects)

Also Known As:

Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter (UK)

Runtime:

54 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12

Company:

Festival Films

This is a must-see for lovers of romance, especially Catherine Cookson fans!

I am a big fan of Catherine Cookson's work, and have seen all movies based on her books. I read the Tilly Trotter trilogy about a year ago, and ordered this movie the minute I learned of it. I was not disappointed! The movie, Tilly Trotter, is one of the finest interpretations of a Catherine Cookson novel, definitely as good or better than The Girl. It's a great story, which deals with class divisions, overcoming adversity and the power of love.

As with the first book in the Tilly Trotter series, I was left wishing the story would continue. I hope there are plans to make movies based on the second and third books in the series, with the same cast, of course! I'll be waiting and hoping!

A tip for US viewers: To defray the cost of purchasing this and other Cookson movies, consider donating them to your public library for a tax deduction. They'll be there whenever you get the urge to see them again. Meanwhile, others are sure to enjoy these movies.