Cheryl Campbell

  • Tony Wharmby – Seven Dials Mystery (1981)

    1981-1990CrimeMysteryTony WharmbyUnited Kingdom

    Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent is a pert, aggressive young aristocrat that insinuates herself into a series of murders, stolen state secrets, and a mysterious secret society.

    This film is based on a novel by Agatha Christie.Read More »

  • Alan Bridges & Dennis Potter – Rain on the Roof (1980)

    1971-1980Alan BridgesDramaTVUnited Kingdom

    Mark Cunliffe:
    “You don’t know how low I was, how down. Everything was like it was raining all the time. The way the rain sort of glints all dull like on the slates. On the roof”

    In 1978, tired of and frustrated by not having the power over the BBC’s drama department Dennis Potter went some way to realise his dream of being a writer with total control over his work by forming the independent production company Pennies From Heaven (or PFH) Ltd with producer Kennith Trodd and his agent Judy Daish. Two years later, the companies independent nature came to fruition thanks to a deal with BBC rival, LWT to produce six new plays by Potter along with three other plays comprising of two from Salford socialist Jim Allen and one writer/performer Ken Campbell.Read More »

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