Friday, July 2, 2021

Moving to Marlborough


Title: Moving to Marlborough

Year published/aired: 1/1983

Year produced/filmed: ~1982

# of episodes: 4

Grade: 8-10

Genres: Drama/runaway

Sub-subject: Geography

Broadcaster: WDR

Story: Stephen Speight

Editor and Producer: Lothar Humburg

Director: John Sichel (1937-2005)

Media: VHSx1

Additional media: Material for Students, Teachers

Working material: Hermann J. Weiand, Dieter Buttjes, Cornelia Strack

Novel available: no

Other literature: yes, see below


The first entry goes to my favourite series.

Plot (short): German boy, 14 and his older sister and mom moved from Cologne, Germany to Marlborough after their dad died by an accident. Especially the boy has problems integrating in the different culture.

Episodes: ~14 minutes each

1. A New Start

2. Martina and Mark

3. Andy

4. Found - and Lost

Actors: Liz Becker (mom) Elizabeth Morgan

Martina Becker, 16 yo daughter Sharlie McGurk

Andy Becker, 14 yo son Christopher Humburg

Aunt Vera Kathleen Kelly

Teacher Mr Hadden John Griffith

Headmaster Nicholas Courteney

Mark Fraser (friend of Martina) Andrew Ashby

Mr. Chapman Arnold Peters (ep 2)

Miss Prichard Carol Johnson

Singer Wendy Callister

Mr. Walker Ian Cullen (ep 3)

Ian Walker Richard Gray

John Fenton John Rumney

College boys Andrew Montague, Adam Lee

Paul Richard Mayes (ep 4)

Shirley Beryl Mayes

Ferry Officer Richard Corber

Booking Clerk Collin Blumeneau

Jackie Jaqueline de Peza


Staff: Music Don Fraser

Production Manager Lothar Schulz

Unit Manager Bernhard Hoppe

Production Assistant Deborah Gudgeon

Graphic Design Norbert A. Moucha

Editor Ruth Jenkinson


Literature: (incomplete)

Praxis Schulfernsehen (magazine for teachers) several mentionings

Herrmann J. Weiand: Moving to Marlborough - Schulfernsehen im Englischunterricht, 1982

Ute Rampillon: RPZ-Informationen 1/85 (monograph) scripts, additional material, suggestions

Nadja Reimann: Erarbeitung einer engl. Landeskundeserie des Schulfernsehens des WDR... (exam work) 1987


Video: In 2007 I only found one VHS available at University Bonn (for students only)



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