Terence Rattigan's play THE WINSLOW BOY - broadcast on UK TV in 1977. Starring Eric Porter, Diana Fairfax, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Michele Dotrice and David Robb
I was quite humbled by the part where Sir Robert says "I don't care for his English", and I had to go researching to find out what was wrong with the English in the letter. It's not often we hear a language, any language, well spoken these days.
Superbly written play and beautifully delivered production. It is easy to forget that Rattigan is evoking the mores and manners of an already lost age. Edwardian England was a very different place from that of the 1940s. The play made a deep impression on me as a 13 year old schoolboy back in about 1966. I don't remember if it was a school production or a professional production back then. Edwardian England has always fascinated me. It is tragic to remember that the boy in the historical events which began in 1908, was killed as a 19 year in 1914 during he battle of Ypres.
Mr. McFarlane, thank you so much for your comment. I did not know that the Real Winslow Boy died in the battle of Ypres at 19. My heart sunk when I read your comment. I knew that this was based on a true story and what great sacrifices yhe family made to right a tremendous wrong. I'm 56 and was born in 1967 and can remember being very young when I first saw this film with my father. It has stuck with me all these years and I remember my dear father saying to me, when I questioned him as to why the family made all of those sacrifices when their son had moved to another school and was doing well, and he said to me that it was not only the duty of the father and family to support each other during times of crisis but it is the deepest act of love the demands whatever sacrifices are to be made to right a wrong. Having my father's words burned in my heart all of those years I was able to make this form of sacrifice when I donated my kidney for my brother so her could receive a kidney. My brother had Polycystic Kidney Disease, known as PKD, and thankfully it skipped me as it typically doesn't skip a generation as it is genetic. Even though my brother and I were not a match we were able to be a part pf a kidney paired donation program. My blood type being AB Negative, which is the rarest of blood types, that actually pulled in a 3rd pair for our swaps to work. My kidney was flown to Mass General in Boston and my brother's new kidney was flown from Tufts Medical Center in Boston and the other pair swapped between Mass General and Tufts Medical Center all on the same day. It was the most joyful time of my life. By the grace of God my mother and father were both alive to see my brother and I take this most important and life saving journey. I watched The Winslow Boy again and again, all versions while I was recovering, again watching it with my father. I can't begin to express the deep meaning that time was for us. I lost both my parents this past March. They dies within hours of each other and I am still grieving so this movie holds such great meaning for me. Again, thank you for sharing your comment ❤
Such a wonderful play. Thank you for uploading it. I'm an Englishman living in The Philippines and I have been missing Englishness, for want of a better phrase. Rattigan wrote with such sensitivity and depth about relationships. Beautifully subtle. The acting was superb.
Eric Porter was superb in portraying the father's physical decline from at first the sore leg, then the painful limp and finally the 'infernal' chariot of a wheelchair. He held the play and this film together as the central character, which is surprising given that his son gives his name to the title. The maid Violet and the suffragette daughter were also outstanding.
Thank you so much for uploading this. It's no surprise that Eric Porter is superb but Jonathan Scott-Taylor's performance must surely be one of the best ever given by a young actor. I honestly don't think I've ever seen anyone better and that era-encapsulating photo of him at the end still reduces me to tears. The sets, costumes, and closing music are outstanding even by the standards of that golden age of television. Modern playwrights would do well to learn from Rattigan - a master of his craft with a humanity which never dates.
I love these old English films full of swagger and flair. Standing by their family values and integrity with valor, this family have my respect and admiration.
Best production ever - All fine & convincing actors - Michele Dotrice was stunning & riveting in her performance- theatre runs in her family & blood - Oh! Betty!
Hmmm, later it's shot on a different equipment, isn't it? It has a feeling of a play, not a film. The actress who plays this boy's sister does overacts in this performance, doesn't she? But it's still very watchable. 😊
My english class had to read this for english lit exams and we performed the play for end of year drama class, I played the housemaid in the home and had one of the longest pieces to say in one go, took me nearly as long to learn that one piece as it did the rest of the play, it was my favourite year in school and have so many fond memories of it.
1946 stage-play by the English playwright Terence Rattigan. Set in 1912, the play follows the efforts of the Winslow family to clear the name of fourteen-year-old Ronnie Winslow, expelled from naval college for allegedly stealing a five-shilling postal order. Forced to hire the country’s leading barrister, the Winslows sacrifice their upper-middle-class financial security for the sake of the family honor. The Winslow Boy is based on the real-life expulsion of George Archer-Shee from the Royal Naval College at Osborne in 1908, and the sensational legal proceedings that followed.
I was thrilled when I discovered that this production was uploaded in its entirety. There is not a weak link in the cast and it has been expertly directed by David Giles. I have always admired the work of both Alan Badel and Eric Porter and remember Michele Dotrice visiting Australia some decades ago.
Alan Badel was a good actor. He was a paratrooper during world war 2. He played the count of monte cristo for the BBC in 1965 and a French minister in Day of the Jackal in 1973. Unfortunately he was only 58 when he passed away from a heart attack on 19th March 1982.
I read this story in a high school English class and immediately loved it! What a pleasure to see it as a film and after almost 50 years after I had first read it. Thank you so much for this wonderful film based on a great story.
I have a picture of my grandfather and his 9 siblings, and parents taken in 1910, most of his sisters have a very similar hair style as Mrs, and Miss Winslow. Great acting, and play, thanks for the upload
And the hair style was really perfectly done by the staff, don `t you think so? I ḿ German and I want to mention that in Old Berlin the Ladies were putting some bread into their hair to get that "Big look?!
A wonderful, wonderful story with a happy and just outcome. I do know the story, but I think it was from an earlier movie... Thank you for the upload. Just found it on Wikipedia. What is not mentioned here is that this is based on a true story about George Archer-Shee (6 May 1895 - 31 October 1914) who was a Royal Navy cadet whose case of whether he stole a five-shilling postal order was decided in the High Court of Justice in 1910. Archer-Shee was successfully defended by barrister and politician Sir Edward Carson. The trial, which became a British cause célèbre, was the inspiration for the 1946 Terence Rattigan play The Winslow Boy, which has been the basis of two films. Following his acquittal, the boy's family was paid compensation in July 1911. Archer-Shee was commissioned in the British Army in 1913, and killed aged 19, at the First Battle of Ypres on 31 October 1914. Sad he was killed at such an early age.
My mum took me to see this at the theatre in 1980. Bernard Hepton played Morton, Philip Latham was Winslow senior and I think Angela Richards played the sister. Thanks Mum.❤️
This was exceptionally well acted and scrpited.. I knew the boy looked familiar, but I didn't know from what or where. I'm so glad he left it all behind. Thank you for sharing 💝
What a really good drama. About justice, the family, the father, the boy the Admiralty all answering to the accusations of an innocent boy. Great acting and riveting all the way through. Always a thrill to see Eric Porter.
The insidious cancer of the Woke folk would hate everything you and I love about this story. I never thought I would experience evil right out in the open, but there you have it..
@@rickblessing2447 Maybe, don't forget the story is set in the 1910's and the way things were then are very different from today. I'm old fashion and can only speak for myself. I work with some people who think they are PC but they are so difficult to get along with. Good comment you make though.
@Caitlyn Carvalho ugh. Those were just either black or silver fillings. He may have gotten cavities. Why the hell are you talking about this non stop? 🙄
Eric Porter & Michele Dotrice's father Roy Dotrice were in the 1965 film "The Heroes of Telemark". Eric Porter & Alan Badel were in the 1973 film "The Day of the Jackal".
This is a wonderful production of one of my very favorite stories! But I did so love the 1999 production starring Jeremy Northam the best!🤫Plus, I keep waiting for his parents to call him “Damien”! Lol! Good acting all-round.🕊💜🙏🌹🙋♀️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I read The Winslow Boy when I was a teenager. It is one of my favourite plays. Never thought I'll be able to see it performed one day. Can't wait to watch! Thanks so much for sharing 😊
As an American and a Texan, I truly love the stalwart good people of the UK. I especially appreciate the fascinating differences in their English language and ours--chips, French fries, trunk, boot, hood, bonnet, cane, stick...Their courage, bravery, sacrifice, and fortitude exhibited during World War II have inspired me all my life (I'm 77). Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II are my heroes.Now, God save the King and may his ingrate quisling son live to regret his despicable treachery.
Much love from the UK. You made me laugh with your last bit. I am not sure the UK is what it was. Our government is hell bent on us being multicultural. It's very sad. God save the king... My hero is also Winny. Had he not stood fast who knows where we would be. We love the USA. God bless America
The play was based on the George Archer-Shee case of 1910. The real Winslow boy, Archer-Shee later died in October 1914 at the battle of Ypres, aged 19. The real Sir Robert Morton, Sir Edward Carson, had been the lead prosecutor in the case against Oscar Wilde, 15 years before the Archer-Shee case.
Thank you very kindly for sharing this movie. I have been waiting a long time and inquiring about how I may view this movie. I enjoyed it very, very much. Michele Dotrice Alan Badel we’re quite wonderful.
THE 1999 MOVIE I SAW OF THIS 2 YR AGO WAS FREE. I HV FOUND THE AUDIO & THIS VERSION, ALL SO GOOD. THE STORY, THE ACTIN', THE DECO & LADIES HATS & OUTFITS. LUV IT - LUV IT. TU FER THE UPLOAD.
Check out the 1948 film if you can. It’s superior to that one. Robert Donat (of “Goodbye Mr. Chips” fame) is magnificent as Sir Robert Morton. He lights up the screen the moment he first appears.
