East of Ipswich
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East of Ipswich
was a BBC
television drama from 1987 written by Michael Palin
, based on his own memories of dreary holidays in English coastal towns in the 1950s.
The plot revolves around Richard, a seventeen year-old only son, and his rebellious holiday romances in Southwold
, Suffolk
, leading to his sexual initiation by a promiscuous Dutch girl named Anna.
It starred Edward Rawle-Hicks as Richard, Joan Sanderson
as the overbearing landlady of a guest house , John Nettleton
as Richard's father, Pippa Hinchley
as Anna, and Janine Duvitski
.
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
was a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television drama from 1987 written by Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries....
, based on his own memories of dreary holidays in English coastal towns in the 1950s.
The plot revolves around Richard, a seventeen year-old only son, and his rebellious holiday romances in Southwold
Southwold
Southwold is a town on the North Sea coast, in the Waveney district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the North Sea coast at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is around south of Lowestoft and north-east...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, leading to his sexual initiation by a promiscuous Dutch girl named Anna.
It starred Edward Rawle-Hicks as Richard, Joan Sanderson
Joan Sanderson
Joan Sanderson was an English television and stage actress. During a long career she invariably played dragonish dowagers, stuck-up spinsters and suburban matrons.-Theatre:...
as the overbearing landlady of a guest house , John Nettleton
John Nettleton (actor)
John Nettleton is an English actor.One of his most notable roles was that of Sir Arnold Robinson, the Cabinet Secretary in Yes Minister and President of the Campaign for Freedom of Information in the follow-up Yes, Prime Minister...
as Richard's father, Pippa Hinchley
Pippa Hinchley
Philippa Lucy Hinchley was born 7 April 1966 in London. She is an English actress who played Elaine Fenwick in Coronation Street, she has also been in The Bill, Bugs, Doctors, Holby City, and EastEnders...
as Anna, and Janine Duvitski
Janine Duvitski
Janine Duvitski is an English actress, known for her roles as Jane Edwards in Waiting for God and Pippa Trench in One Foot in the Grave. She also created and played the role of Angela in Mike Leigh's play Abigail's Party.-Personal life:Duvitski was born in Nottingham. Her father was Polish...
.