Orkney, 
Movie made for TV, 1971
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◊ 2025-12-16 22:17 |
![[Image: title.9.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/25/title.9.jpg) ![[Image: titleb.2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/25/titleb.2.jpg) Episode 1.20 from the first run of BBC's Play for Today series, presenting three seperate George Mackay Brown stories consecutively in one 90-minute broadcast - "A trilogy of plays - "A Time to Keep", "The Whaler's Return" and "Celia" - exploring the life of the Orkney islanders in the past and present.". the first two are set historically with no vehicle presence, the third - Celia - is set in then present day. ![[Image: titledcelia.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/25/titledcelia.jpg) Can be seen here, with Celia starting at about 45'00". GMB is an authentic Orkney author, but despite being a huge fan of nearly everything to do with Orkney, I've never been fully convinced by his stories and novels. But BBC Scotland are fans, televising his some of his short stories (see also Andrina) with a commendable dedication to location, atmosphere, strong cast, and sensitively delivered. Only one entry in a Stromness street - a red Zephyr 4 Mk3 - and the only other glimpse of anything is weirdly another Z Mk3 ![[Image: 55-16zodiac.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/25/55-16zodiac.jpg) - not very clear, but I think it's a blue Zodiac Mk3 (over-riders, hint of extra rear trim). Might just be a coincidence but that street is too narrow for a casual Zodiac to negotiate comfortably .... |
