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| '''Flambards''' is a ] by ]. The book and its sequels are set just before, during, and after ]. The first book tells how the teenage heroine, Christina, comes to live at Flambards with her two male cousins, and falls in love with a stable lad. | '''Flambards''' is a ] by ]. The book and its sequels are set just before, during, and after ]. The first book, originally published in 1967, tells how the teenage heroine, Christina, comes to live at Flambards with her two male cousins, and falls in love with a stable lad. Its original sequels were "The Edge of the Cloud" and "Flambards in Summer" (both 1969); "Flambards Divided" (1981) controversially reversed the ending of the original trilogy. | ||
| A popular British television series (]) was based on the first three novels in the series. It was made by ] for ] and consisted of |
A popular British television series (made in ] but not shown until ]) was based on the first three novels in the series - "Flambards Divided" had not been written at this stage. It was made by ] for ] and consisted of 13 50-minute episodes shot on (very grainy) ]. It initially appeared on ] in ], released by the now defunct ] label, and then received a further ] release in ] by ], who had taken over YTV in ]. This was superceded by a region 2 ] released by Granada in ] ]. In the ], where the series had long been a popular import, it had already been available on region 1 DVD since ] ]. | ||
| The series has also been repeated in the UK on archive channels such as Hallmark and UK Drama, but has not been seen on terrestrial television since the early ]. The music soundtrack was written by ]; the "Song of Christina", which many best remember the series for, was sung by the late ]. | |||
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Flambards is a novel by K. M. Peyton. The book and its sequels are set just before, during, and after World War I. The first book, originally published in 1967, tells how the teenage heroine, Christina, comes to live at Flambards with her two male cousins, and falls in love with a stable lad. Its original sequels were "The Edge of the Cloud" and "Flambards in Summer" (both 1969); "Flambards Divided" (1981) controversially reversed the ending of the original trilogy.
A popular British television series (made in 1978 but not shown until 1979) was based on the first three novels in the series - "Flambards Divided" had not been written at this stage. It was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV and consisted of 13 50-minute episodes shot on (very grainy) 16mm film. It initially appeared on VHS in 1994, released by the now defunct Video Gems label, and then received a further video release in 1999 by Granada, who had taken over YTV in 1997. This was superceded by a region 2 DVD released by Granada in January 2004. In the United States, where the series had long been a popular import, it had already been available on region 1 DVD since June 2001.
The series has also been repeated in the UK on archive channels such as Hallmark and UK Drama, but has not been seen on terrestrial television since the early 1980s. The music soundtrack was written by David Fanshawe; the "Song of Christina", which many best remember the series for, was sung by the late Nick Curtis.
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