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S.W. Film & Theatre Productions
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Film & DVD Production
S.W. Film Production is part of the CB Productions SW Group, based in Bodmin, Cornwall, specialising in the production of both full-length Films and DVD's. The company is owned and run by Chris Batters, who has a wealth of experience in the Film & TV world, both as a Producer and Actor, and specialises in filming local Cornish stories of interest. The company's most recent 2012 DVD is now available:
Our 2012 production
'The Murder of Nevell Norway'
(Running Time approx 1hr 55mins)
Colour
A local project full-length documentary feature film, telling the story of the famous Cornish murder in 1840, of the respected Wadebridge merchant Nevell Norway by the Lightfoot brothers.
The victim of this murder, Nevell Norway, was the Great grandfather of the world famous novelist Nevil Shute (real name Nevil Shute Norway)
A true 19th century story of murder and intrigue based on the book
'From the Vision to the Noose'
by Jill Batters.
ISBN 978-0-9569189-0-1
In 1840, an amiable and much respected local merchant is murdered late one night during a suspected highway robbery, at North Hill near to the Pencarrow Estate, on the road between Bodmin and Wadebridge.
A London detective is brought down to the tightly knit Cornish community with instructions to 'Solve the case and ensure that a culprit is found and hanged'.
This local project documentary film tells the story of the famous Cornish murder in 1840 of Nevell Norway by the two Lightfoot brothers, William and James.
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The film has been shot entirely in the Bodmin and Wadebridge area, several of the locations being from the original story including;
Bodmin Shire Hall (former County Assize Courts and used in 1840 for the Lightfoot trial)
The No: 1 Courtroom (as used for the original Lightfoot trial)
The Holding Cells (in which the Lightfoots were incarcerated)
The Bodmin Mayoralty (former lodgings of the Judge in 1840)
Bodmin Jail (former County Jail)
The Hole in the Wall Inn (the Bodmin Beer & Wine Vault in 1840 in what was then called Prison Lane)
Barnecutts Restaurant, Fore Street, (rear part of the restaurant used as the 1840's Bodmin Police Office)
The Earl of St Vincent, Egloshayle, Wadebridge
St Breock Woods, Higher Treneague, Wadebridge
Irons Brothers Cottages, Pormorla, Wadebridge,
Bate-Treneague Barn, Higher Trenegue
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Purchase details for this DVD can be found at the bottom of this page
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Our 2010 production
'Wish Me Luck'
(Running time - 1hr 30mins)Black & White
During the summer of 1939, the Government began to publicise a plan entitled 'Operation Pied Piper', a plan to evacuate children from areas of London designated as being likely targets for the German Luftwaffe.chris
In anticipation of heavy bombing and loss of life, the official evacuation of the children started on the 1st September, 1939, two days prior to the declaration of the Second World War. During the first three days of the evacuation, 827,000 children of school-age were evacuated from the capital. Within a matter of months, many of those evacuated did in fact return to their London homes. Following the fall of France, a second evacuation was started and between the 13th and 18th June, 1940, a further 100,000 children were evacuated. Over the followed weeks many hundreds of thousands of other children were also to be evacuated to safe areas. chris
This is the story of a small group of school children from the Isle of Dogs, East London, and their journey to Bodmin in Cornwall in June 1940. The story follows their train journey, medical and selection upon arrival, together with the trials, tribulations and adventures they experienced during their time in Cornwall, interwoven with some human interest stories.
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The story in particular follows the experiences of two young brothers, Charlie & Reggie, and a talented young lady called Yvette, who has the good fortune to be selected to stay with sixteen other children at Lanhydrock House near Bodmin.
Locations used for filming included:Lanhydrock House interior (National Trust) near Bodmin,Lanhydrock Church,the woods and river running through the grounds of the Lanhydrock Estate,the Bodmin & Wenford Steam Railway, Trematon Hall, Saltash, andthe Lanhydrock Memorial Hall.
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Copies of either DVD, each priced at £7 per copy are available from the
Bodmin Tourists Information Centre,
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