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television drama from 1987 written by
Michael Palin
Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries.
Palin w ...
, based on his own memories of dreary holidays in English coastal towns in the 1950s. It is the story of the rite of passage of 17-year-old Richard Burrill; Palin claims that the story mirrors his own first meeting with his wife.
Plot
Sitting in deck-chairs and touring churches is not the holiday 17-year-old Richard wants, but his parents insist on taking him. They are staying at the Tregarron guesthouse in the (fictional) seaside town of Easton in Suffolk. This traditional English
boarding house is owned and run by the formidable Miss Wilbraham. Meals are served according to a very strict schedule and are very simple.
On arrival, Richard befriends Edwin, who is girl-crazy and takes Richard under his wing. In search of girls, Richard and Edwin attend a beach service organized by the local church
youth group. After the type of evening one might expect at such a gathering, they enjoy a brief tryst with the twin daughters of the minister.
The following evening another visitor, Julia, agrees to a date with Edwin but only on condition that Anna, her Dutch
foreign exchange student friend, can join them. Edwin persuades Richard to join them to make up a foursome. Escaping from his parents on the pretence that the quartet is heading to the youth group's ''Sausage Sizzle'', Richard and his friends visit a local jazz club instead.
Anna attempts to sneak away with some local bikers and Richard gives chase. As Anna rides away on the back of one biker's machine, Richard jumps on the other. The bikes race off into the sand dunes; where Richard and Anna fall off the pillions and into each other's arms. Richard is annoyed but Anna finds the whole affair amusing. Reaching for a handkerchief to clean a cut on his head, Richard also pulls out a condom that he has taken from Edwin's room.
Julia and Edwin, meanwhile, have been to fetch help. Julia's father, Richard's parents and the minister from the youth group set off to rescue Richard and Anna. A lady walking her dog along the beach stumbles across Richard and Anna as it becomes clear that Richard has experienced sexual initiation. The parents and the minister round the corner just in time to catch the teenagers ''
in flagrante delicto
''In flagrante delicto'' (Latin for "in blazing offence") or sometimes simply ''in flagrante'' ("in blazing") is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offence (compare ). The colloquial "caught ...
''.
Both families make excuses to end their holidays early and head for home.
Production
The film was written by Michael Palin and directed by
Tristram Powell
Tristram Roger Dymoke Powell'Powell of The Chantry' pedigree, Burke's Peerage website (born 25 April 1940) is an English television and film director, producer and screenwriter. His credits include ''American Friends'', episodes of series Foyle's ...
as part of the BBC's ''
Screen Two
''Screen Two'' was a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1985 to 1998 (not to be confused with a run of films shown on BBC2 under the billing ''Screen 2'' between April 1977 and March ...
'' series. The series was commissioned as an anthology drama series to replace the ''
Play for Today'', and ran for five series. ''East of Ipswich'' was the fifth of fifteen episodes in the third series, and was first aired on 1 February 1987. It was produced by
Innes Lloyd
George Innes Llewelyn Lloyd (24 December 1925 – 23 August 1991) was a Welsh television producer. He had a long career in BBC drama, which included producing series such as ''Doctor Who'' and ''Talking Heads''.
Early life and career
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with original music by
George Fenton
George Richard Ian Howe (born 19 October 1949), known professionally as George Fenton, is an English composer. Best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, he has received five Academy Award nominations, several Ivor No ...
. Other musical contributions came from the Sole Bay Jazz Band and the Southwold & Reydon Corps of Drums.
[East of Ipswich: end credits] Palin has described the film as the happiest and least complicated creative project in which he has ever been involved.
The story was filmed in and around the town of
Southwold
Southwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the English North Sea coast in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is ...
,
Suffolk,
UK.
Cast
Sheila Fearn
References
External links
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*{{British Comedy Guide, tv, east_of_ipswich
BBC television dramas
1987 television films
1987 films
Films with screenplays by Michael Palin
Films shot in Suffolk
1980s English-language films