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The Young Visiters (Author's Spelling)
Starring: Jim Broadbent , Hugh Laurie
Produced by: Christopher Hall
Written by: Daisy Ashford , Patrick Barlow
The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadvertent social satire.
Item Number: 13048
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- 90 minutes
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Closed Captions / Subtitles:
- Not available for this product
- Special Features:
- Behind-the-Scenes featurette
Cast/Author bios
Cast
Alfred Salteena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .Jim Broadbent
Lord Bernard Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hugh Laurie
Ethel Monticue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lindsey Marshal
Earl of Clincham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Nighy
Minnit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Geoffrey Palmer
Prince of Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Simon Russell Beale
Procurio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adam Godley
Bessie Topp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sophie Thompson
Rosalind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sally Hawkins
Lady Gay Finchling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richenda Carey
Mrs. Monticue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anne Reid
Horace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Burke
Middle Aged Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Beale
Station Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Warrior
Mr. Domonic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Guy Henry
Manageress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gaye Brown
Porter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roger Frost
Lifeguard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shaughan Seymour
Archbishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Barlow
Queen Victoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janine Duvitski
Production Credits
Written by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daisy Ashford, Patrick Barlow
Directed by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Yates
Produced by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christopher Hall
Cinematography by. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Seager
Alfred Salteena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .Jim Broadbent
Lord Bernard Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hugh Laurie
Ethel Monticue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lindsey Marshal
Earl of Clincham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Nighy
Minnit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Geoffrey Palmer
Prince of Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Simon Russell Beale
Procurio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adam Godley
Bessie Topp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sophie Thompson
Rosalind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sally Hawkins
Lady Gay Finchling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richenda Carey
Mrs. Monticue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anne Reid
Horace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Burke
Middle Aged Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Beale
Station Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Warrior
Mr. Domonic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Guy Henry
Manageress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gaye Brown
Porter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roger Frost
Lifeguard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shaughan Seymour
Archbishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Barlow
Queen Victoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janine Duvitski
Production Credits
Written by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daisy Ashford, Patrick Barlow
Directed by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Yates
Produced by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christopher Hall
Nine-year-old
author Daisy Ashford couldn't spell well,
but the story she wrote in 1890 has stayed in
print ever since it was rediscovered and
published in 1919. Now enjoy this charming
dramatization starring Academy Award?-
winner Jim Broadbent (Iris, Bridget Jones's
Diary) and Hugh Laurie (Jeeves & Wooster,
Stuart Little). You'll meet Alfred Salteena
"an elderly man of 42" who falls in love with
Ethel Monticue at first sight and promises to
introduce her to high society. The couple's
adventures reveal the young author's alarmingly
keen insights into class, the foolishness of adults,
and the power that young girls hold over men.
A Victorian classic guaranteed to delight adults and children.
BAFTA Awards:
Best Original Television Music 2004
BAFTA Awards:
Best Original Television Music 2004
Author Margaret Mary Julia ("Daisy")
Ashford died in 1972 at the age of 91. Her portrait hangs
in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
BAFTA? Awards
2004 - Best Original Television Music
