New children’s drama
In the English village ofj Crowker in 1953, George; Green is a boy of iq whose father Godfrey is master at the local school.] Godfrey is outraged when one day he discovV ers his beehives' have been wrecked, , "honey ! stolen and the queen bee killed. 11 So begins a new seven] part children’s drama,, I “The Honey Siege," which; starts this afternoon at; 4.30 on Two. ' i| I When none of the pupils he believes are responsible for the mis-, demeanour owns up, God-! frey cancels the Corona-' tion Day holiday they were to have. This sets off a battle of wills among parents, pupils and Godfrey, who is caught in the crossfire as the children barricade themselves in! a castle nearby in protest. “The Honey Siege” stars Stephen Chase, Nigel Harman and New Zealand actor Barbara Ewing, who also starred in the British comedy “Brass” ! and was Nurse Maude in the series “Pioneer Women.”!
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Press, 13 April 1988, Page 14
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