The Boy in the Bush is a novel by D. H. Lawrence set in Western Australia, first published in 1924. It is derived from a story in a manuscript given to Lawrence by Mollie Skinner, entitled The House of Ellis.[1] The title page of the first edition gives "D. H. Lawrence and M. L. Skinner" equal billing as its authors. Lawrence and his wife Frieda stayed with Skinner at her guesthouse in Darlington, Western Australia in 1922.
(publ. Thomas Seltzer, 1924)
Australian television production
edit| The Boy in the Bush | |
|---|---|
| Based on | The Boy in the Bush by D.H. Lawrence |
| Written by | Hugh Whitemore |
| Directed by | Rob Stewart |
| Starring | Kenneth Branagh Sigrid Thornton Steve Bisley Jon Blake |
| Country of origin | Australia United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 x 2 hours |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ian Walker Geoffrey Daniels |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Channel 4 |
| Release | 11 March 1984 |
The Boy in the Bush was made into a television miniseries in 1984, directed by Rob Stewart and starring Kenneth Branagh and Sigrid Thornton.[2]
It was one of five co-productions between the ABC and Portman Productions.[3]
Cast
edit- Kenneth Branagh as Jack Grant
- Sigrid Thornton as Monica Ellis
- Steve Bisley as Esau
- Jon Blake as Tom Ellis
Standard edition
editLawrence, D. H. (1924). Paul Eggert (ed.). The Boy in the Bush (1990 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-30704-X.
References
edit- ^ "D H Lawrence Letters". Battye Library. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p179
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 93
External links
edit- The Boy in the Bush at IMDb
- The Boy in the Bush at middlemiss.org
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