"A Dinner of Herbs" (2000) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Alan Grint

Writer:

Catherine Cookson (novel)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 November 2000 (UK)

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Cast

Hilary Gish	...	Rosalie Bannaman (3 episodes, 2000)
Anna Madeley	...	Florrie Roystan (2 episodes, 2000)
Leonard Silver		(2 episodes, 2000)

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Series Directed by
Alan Grint		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Catherine Cookson		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Don Bell	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Ray Marshall	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Keith Richardson	....	executive producer: Yorkshire Tyne Tees (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Colin Towns		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Alan Pyrah		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Clive Trist		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Susie Bruffin		(unknown episodes)
Liz Vincent-Fernie		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Ashley Wilkinson		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Julian Weaver		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Morgan Elliott		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Sarah Dickinson	....	makeup assistant (unknown episodes)
Nadia El-Saffar	....	makeup supervisor (unknown episodes)
Gemma Waugh	....	makeup assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Josef d'Bache-Kane	....	post-production manager (6 episodes, 2000)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nael Abbas	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Emmet Cahill	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Dee Hellier	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Josef d'Bache-Kane	....	graphic designer (6 episodes, 2000)
Ray Burridge	....	stand-by props (unknown episodes)
Deborah Cole	....	art department runner (unknown episodes)
Gary Crumpton	....	construction manager (unknown episodes)
Sean Ginnelly	....	stand-by painter (unknown episodes)
Tony Ginnelly	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Malcolm Law	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)
Steven Leadbitter	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)
Shay Leonard	....	stand-by props (unknown episodes)
John McKenzie	....	pre-set props (unknown episodes)
Carol Payne	....	stand-by props (unknown episodes)
Ray Renwick	....	props storeman (unknown episodes)
Richie Tongé	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
John Coates	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Jennie Evans	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Nic Grant	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Richard King	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Rod Woodruff	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Allen	....	generator operator (unknown episodes)
Dave Bishop	....	generator operator (unknown episodes)
Neil Brown	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)
David Budd	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Ken Campbell	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Martin Conway	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Moira Conway	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
John Haynes	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Gavin Richards	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)
Joe Smythe	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Cooke	....	costume design supervisor (unknown episodes)
Samantha Crouch	....	costume design assistant (unknown episodes)
Rosie Grant	....	costume design supervisor (unknown episodes)
Ginnie Reay-Humble	....	wardrobe assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Alan Bishop	....	colorist (6 episodes, 2000)
Michael Jonathan Brierley	....	on-line editor (6 episodes, 2000)
Josef d'Bache-Kane	....	assistant on-line editor (6 episodes, 2000)
Kate Holt	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2000)

Series Other crew
Penny Lauder	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2000)
Sally Cozens	....	unit publicist (unknown episodes)
Diane Craig	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)
Ann Gallivan	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Henry Grint	....	technical assistant (unknown episodes)
Debra Lumsden	....	unit runner (unknown episodes)
Nic Singleton	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Joann Steele	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Jackie Taylor	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Gareth Williams	....	location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Festival Film & Television Production

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV) (UK)

Other Companies

• Frame, The  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Catherine Cookson's A Dinner of Herbs" (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

286 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12

Filming Locations:

Belsay Hall, Belsay, Northumberland, England, UK

Company:

Festival Film & Television Production

Unforgettable mix of murder, passion and revenge!

A legacy of love, hate, betrayal and revenge that spans three generations and nearly half a century. Catherine Cookson's epic novel is brought to the screen in a sweeping miniseries.

Growing up in a 19th century, working class English town, Roddy, Hal and Mary Ellen are the closest of friends. The unspeakable hardships they have each suffered as children - including the murders of Roddy's and Hal's fathers at the hands of the same man - have sealed their bond of friendship.

That unshakable friendship of childhood will be severely tested in the years to come. Mary Ellen secretly yearns for Roddy, who spurns her before leaving town - and leaving her pregnant. She thinks she has found a loving partner in Hal and believes their marriage will heal the chaos of their early lives. Years later, events reach an explosive conclusion, when an American visitor begins to court their young daughter - and Hal uncovers the real identity of her mysterious suitor.

Filmed on location in the north of England, "A Dinner of Herbs" is an unforgettable mix of murder, passion and revenge!