The Green Man (TV serial)

The Green Man
Genre	Supernatural, Drama
Based on	The Green Man by Kingsley Amis
Written by	Malcolm Bradbury
Directed by	Elijah Moshinsky
Starring	Albert Finney Nicky Henson Josie Lawrence Michael Culver
Composer(s)	Tim Souster
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer(s)	David Snodin
Running time	50 minutes
Production company(s)	A&E Television Productions for BBC
Release
Original network	BBC1
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	28 October – 11 November 1990

The Green Man is a BBC's three-part TV adaptation, based on Kingsley Amis' novel of the same name. Originally aired on BBC1 from 28 October to 11 November 1990, starring Albert Finney as the main character Maurice.

The series won the 1991 BAFTA for Best Original Television Music (by Tim Souster), Finney was nominated for Best Actor, and Masahiro Hirakubo was nominated for Bes Film Editor. The serial was filmed on location with West Dorset doubling as the Cambridgeshire area^[1] and Up Cerne Manor House (and possibly Dominey's Yard by Buckland Newton) representing The Green Man hotel and other exteriors.^[2]

Cast

• Albert Finney as Maurice
• Linda Marlowe as Joyce
• Sarah Berger as Diana
• Nicky Henson as Jack
• Josie Lawrence as Lucy
• Michael Grandage as Nick
• Natalie Rose as Amy
• Michael Culver as Underhill
• Robert Schofield as David
• Michael Hordern as Gramps
• Nickolas Grace as Sonnenscheim
• Sandra Caron as Mrs. Klinger
• Brian Greene as Mr. Klinger
• Anna Syke as Mrs. Underhill

References

1. "Dorset On Screen - British Film Centenary Report". www.south-central-media.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
2. geograph ST6502 : Up Cerne Manor House

External links

• The Green Man at the Internet Movie Database
• The Green Man at AllMovie