"No Bananas" (1996) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Creator:

Ginnie Hole

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 May 1996 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Cast

Alison Steadman	...	Evelyn Hamilton (10 episodes, 1996)
Michael Elwyn	...	Arthur Hamilton (10 episodes, 1996)
Rachel Power	...	Mary Slater / ... (10 episodes, 1996)
Tim Matthews	...	William Hamilton (10 episodes, 1996)
Stephanie Beacham	...	Dorothea Grant (10 episodes, 1996)
Michael Byrne	...	Edward Grant (10 episodes, 1996)
Paloma Baeza	...	Rose Grant (10 episodes, 1996)
Tom Bell	...	Thomas Slater (10 episodes, 1996)
Edna Doré	...	Grandma Slater (10 episodes, 1996)
Linda Bassett	...	Ellen Slater (10 episodes, 1996)
Dorian Healy	...	Tom Slater (10 episodes, 1996)
Gregor Truter	...	Frank Slater (10 episodes, 1996)
Rachel Pickup	...	Kaye Bentley (10 episodes, 1996)
John Westwood	...	Soldier (10 episodes, 1996)
Keeley Gainey	...	Moira Barnes (9 episodes, 1996)
Dominic Rowan	...	Harry Slater (8 episodes, 1996)
Elaine Donnelly	...	Ivy Collins (8 episodes, 1996)
Ryan Davenport	...	Geoffrey Slater (7 episodes, 1996)
Alan Howard	...	Sir Cecil Mortimer (7 episodes, 1996)
Janet Henfrey	...	Miss Cardew (6 episodes, 1996)
Emily Mortimer	...	Una (6 episodes, 1996)
James Weber-Brown	...	Toby (6 episodes, 1996)
Christopher Crooks	...	Dovey (5 episodes, 1996)
Christopher Driscoll	...	Reg Collins (5 episodes, 1996)
Wayne Foskett	...	Victor (5 episodes, 1996)
Eileen O'Brien	...	Mrs. Dovey (5 episodes, 1996)

Runtime:

500 min (10 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Edited from Battle of Britain (1969)

"Much in Little"

It was a T.V. series, not a big budget film, but you wouldn't think that once you have started to watch it. The episodes manage to cram in so much, and range so far and wide, that you really get the impression of a country at war at a variety of levels.

A literate script deals with the different aspects of the story lines with economy and fluency. Care is taken to create a period atmosphere that looks authentic, there is good characterisation (even the fascist sympathiser is seen as a well rounded person with his own motives), and excellent acting......but it doesn't stop there.

The Dunkirk episode manages to create an evocation of a mighty event so successfully, and on such a limited budget, that it bears comparison with the sequence in Atonement.

One of the best things that British television has produced in recent years.