RIP Stan Barstow

[silverwhistle]

The scriptwriter for the definitive 1974 serialisation of South Riding, Stan Barstow, has died aged 83.The obituary omits mention of it in his CV, so I have written to the Grauniad. When compared to Andrew Davies's 2011 BBC adaptation, it shows up what we have lost in TV drama over the past 30-odd years. This is not merely a matter of length and

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[reggietate]

That's a pity :-( Another good'un gone.

It occurs to me I haven't read any of his novels. I really ought to remedy that omission.