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The Bagthorpe Saga
The Bagthorpe Saga is a series of 10 novels by Helen Cresswell published between 1977 and 2001 winning two International Reading Association awards published in the UK and the United States by Faber and Faber. The first two novels formed the basis of a BBC TV comedy series in 1981. Background The saga follows the farcical, satirical and blackly comic lives of the eccentric, ultra-competitive, friendless, relentlessly self-absorbed and largely disloyal Bagthorpe family, who live at Unicorn House in the fictional village of Passingham, near the small market town of Aysham. Books in the Saga # '' Ordinary Jack'' (1977) # '' Absolute Zero'' (1978) # '' Bagthorpes Unlimited'' (1978) # '' Bagthorpes Versus the World'' (1979) # '' Bagthorpes Abroad'' (1984) # '' Bagthorpes Haunted'' (1985) # '' Bagthorpes Liberated'' (1989) # '' The Bagthorpe Triangle'' (1992) # '' Bagthorpes Besieged'' (1996) # '' Bagthorpes Battered'' (2001) Main characters Parents * Henry Bagthorpe, fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Cresswell
Helen Cresswell (11 July 1934 – 26 September 2005) was an English television scriptwriter and author of more than 100 children's books, best known for comedy and supernatural fiction. Her most popular book series, ''Lizzie Dripping'' and ''The Bagthorpe Saga'', were also the basis for television series. Cresswell's TV work included adaptation of her own books for television movies and series: ''Lizzie Dripping'' (two series, 1973–75), ''Jumbo Spencer'' (1976), ''The Secret World of Polly Flint'' (1987), and '' Moondial'' (1988). Works by others that she adapted for TV include ''The Haunted School'', ''Five Children and It'' (1991, from the 1902 novel), ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' (1997), ''The Famous Five'' (1995–96), and ''The Demon Headmaster'' (1996–98). Life Cresswell was born in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. Her mother arranged Greek-language instruction for her daughter at age 12, when she was hospitalized one year with spinal problems. She was educate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |