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| The Cinder Path | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Cinder Path by Catherine Cookson |
| Written by | Alan Seymour |
| Directed by | Simon Langton |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Barrington Pheloung |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ray Marshall |
| Running time | 150 minutes (three episodes of 50 minutes) |
| Production company | Tyne Tees Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 17 April (1994-04-17) – 1 May 1994 (1994-05-01) |
The Cinder Path is a three-part 1994 television series, produced by Yorkshire/Tyne Tees, directed by Simon Langton and based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Cookson.
Plot introduction
In the English countryside of the early 20th century, the prosperous, middle class farmer's son Charlie MacFell must deal with a cruel and tyrannical father and later with a romantic tangle and a problematic marriage. He must keep, as well, a dark secret which must stay hidden at all costs.
Later, he is taken into the British Army fighting on the Western Front of the First World War, where the shadows of his past pursue him and lead to a climax.
Film
- Screenplay: Alan Seymour
- Music: Barrington Pheloung
- Executive Producers: Ray Townsend & Keith Richardson
- Producer: Ray Marshall
- Director: Simon Langton
Cast
- Lloyd Owen – as Charlie MacFell
- Catherine Zeta-Jones – as Victoria Chapman
- Polly Adams - as Florence Chapman
- Ralph Ineson - as Arthur Benton
- Tom Bell - as Edward MacFell
- Maria Miles - as Nellie Chapman
- Anthony Byrne - as Ginger Slater
- Rosalind Ayres - as Mary MacFell
- Victoria Scarborough - as Betty MacFell
- Lucy Akhurst - as Polly Benton
- Declan Donnelly - as stable boy
External links
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- Western Front (World War I) films
- 1994 British television series debuts
- 1994 British television series endings
- 1990s British drama television series
- ITV television dramas
- 1990s British television miniseries
- World War I television series
- Television shows based on British novels
- Television shows set in County Durham
- Television shows set in Northumberland
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Tyne Tees Television
- British English-language television shows
- Films directed by Simon Langton
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