Now, in a time of national emergency, the series promises both nostalgia and escapism, a welcome distraction from the pandemic. The title sequence fulfils these promises: bathed in the rose-tinted glow of retrospect, it features a world of pillow-fights, lacrosse matches, and friendship.
The first change is evident in the girls themselves. The first form is a mix of white and BAME black and minority ethnic girls. There is also body diversity, with girls of all sizes and one with facial disfigurement. In awe of her new school, Darrell keeps her past at her old school a secret, but with Gwen on the case, will it come back to haunt her?
As Darrell embraces life at Malory Towers, her dreams of adventure and independence are soon realised but she quickly finds the expectations she has of herself are far harder to live up to. Log In. Contact us Sign up for newsletters. Early in we were approached by location manager, Carn Burton, as a location for the adaptation of this wonderful book written by Mary Anne Schaffer and Annie Barrows. Again the Abbey was chosen to have the Unit base on the lawns which is always fascinating for our Abbey visitors who enjoy spotting the film stars!
Hartland Abbey estate locations were the beautiful coastline between Hartland Quay and St. Night filming under the road bridge was very realistic when a Gestapo patrol with searchlights suddenly appeared making onlookers realise how frightening it must have been at the time.
Later in the month a large contingent from Production came down, including Producer Rob Bullock, and the set designers. Always a tense moment when arriving tired after the long journey from London, first impressions are so important and we hoped for a beautiful day to show the cottage in the best light!
It was not to be but thankfully they were bowled over by the location having searched much of the coast of Britain. Getting the larger winnibagos in was a bit tight but we have done it before and it was all fine.
A huge amount of support vehicles filled the whole car parking area; make up, costume, catering, cameras, lighting, props to name but a few, with winnibagos for production and the actors. The caterers did an amazing job with delicious food on offer for the big crew. The BBC, the actors and production could not have been more considerate, especially to the Hartland Abbey visitors who managed to get a peek of the filming.
It has been an honour for us all in Hartland to have been awarded such a prestigious production but it is thanks to the welcome and help of local people in the past and an abundance of accommodation locally at Hartland Quay, Clovelly and elsewhere that has made Hartland such a popular place to film. When Enid Blyton wrote the schoolgirl series Malory Towers after the second world war she injected tales of hope and camaraderie into it to reflect a Britain coming together after a time of crisis.
Now the BBC hopes its modern adaptation of the boarding school adventures of year-old Darrell Rivers will do the same and it has brought the programme forward by a fortnight to Monday as a boost for children missing their final week of school because of the coronavirus.
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