Joseph Andrews
Date: 1977
Director: Tony Richardson
Production Company: Woodfall Film Productions
Stars: Peter Firth, Ann-Margret, Michael Hordern, Jim Dale, Beryl Reid, Natalie Ogle, Timothy West, Hugh Griffith, Jenny Runacre, Kenneth Cranham, Gawn Grainger
Location(s): Oxfordshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, Wiltshire
Region(s): Midlands, South East E-L, South West
Storyline:
A young footman dismissed after resisting the advances of his employer Lady Booby embarks on a series of colourful adventures.
Additional Information:
Page compiled by Steve Randall
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The story opens with a windmill where a miller and his wife are raising their child. Tysoe Windmill near Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire identified by Alan Bourke.
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A young Joseph Andrews (Stefan Gates) is delivered up by his father (Norman Rossington) and mother (Patsy Rowlands) to work as a pageboy on the Booby Estate. Chastleton House, Oxfordshire. Owned by the National Trust since 1991, the house also appears in 'Two Gentlemen Sharing'.
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The young Joseph makes friends with the hounds. The stables at Chastleton House.
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May queen Fanny (Natalie Ogle) leads the May Day celebrations. Crispian Webb identifies the mayday celebrations as taking place in Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire.
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Joseph (Peter Firth), now a young man, shows of his athleticism by shinning up a pole. The banks of the River Eye in the Cotswold village of Upper Slaughter located by Crispian Webb.
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Fanny works as a kitchen maid for the Boobys. She holds hands with Joseph in the stable yard. Chastleton House.
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The squire and Lady Booby leave with Joseph to visit Bath. Chastleton House.
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A wheel comes off a cart and the city is choc-a-bloc with traffic. Looking through the archway northwards into Abbey Green, Bath, with its giant plane tree planted in 1793.
The tree stands proud in Richard Bennet's comparison.
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Joseph is sent to investigate how they can escape the traffic jam. Housekeeper Mrs. Slipslop (Beryl Reid) looks on sternly. Church Street, Bath, looking towards the junction with Abbey Street.
Richard Bennett found the corner on a quieter day.
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Lady Booby (Ann-Margret) emerges from One Royal Crescent, Bath. Today this functions as a museum. Also seen in 'The Wrong Box' and 'Catch Us If You Can'.
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Members of high society promenading through gardens outside Royal Crescent include a pair of fops (Jonathan Cecil, Vernon Dobtcheff).
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The party reaches the Roman Baths in the centre of Bath, also seen in 'Two and Two Make Six' and 'Catch Us If You Can'.
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Panning down we see the bathers, including the fat gout-ridden squire Sir Thomas Booby, who unfortunately drowns.
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Lady Booby turns her attention to Joseph, but fires him when he rejects her advances. Joseph walks off down Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset.
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Joseph is attacked by ruffians and loses his money and his clothes. He is taken to an inn by a passing coach. Bell Hill, Norton St. Philip, Somerset.
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Barmaid Betty (Vanessa Millard) talks the landlord Mr. Tow-wow (Timothy West) into letting Joseph stay.
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Parson Adams (Michael Hordern) arrives on horseback. George Inn, High Street, Norton St. Philip, Somerset. Also seen in 'The Remains of the Day'.
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Following a misunderstanding, Fanny and Parson Adams face a trumped-up trial before Squire Weston (Hugh Griffith). Unknown location.
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Lady Booby's nephew arrives and recognises the defendants, getting them released, as we look upon the scene from a different angle.
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Looking out from a window in Bath, Joseph sees Parson Adams and Fanny returning. They wave at him from the street below. Unknown location.
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A pedlar (Jim Dale) sings a song about his life. The Street, Castle Combe, Wiltshire. Also seen in 'Stardust (2007)' and 'Doctor Doolittle'.
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He turns to see that he has been left alone. The Street, Castle Combe.
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The pedlar sings of his life with a wraggle-taggle gypsy girl (Jenny Runacre) seen arriving here. West Street, Castle Combe.
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After leaving the pedlar, the trio meet up with Mr. Wilson (Ronald Pickup) who tells of his past life in which he was bankrupted and chased out onto the street. Wessex House, 3 Duke Street, Bath.
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Escaping in a sedan chair he is presented with a baby boy he has carelessly fathered. Duke Street, Bath, facing north.
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Later they come across a wicked squire who invites them to his manor house. Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire. Also seen in 'Oxford Blues', 'Shakespeare in Love' and 'Three Men and a Little Lady'.
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As night falls the squire plies his guests with alcohol and indulges in satanic rites with debauched nuns. Leading the escape, the trio cross the moat. Broughton Castle.
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The wicked squire (Kenneth Cranham) takes chase. The trio are saved by the pedlar. Broughton Castle.
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Lady Booby commences her return journey. One Royal Crescent, Bath.
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The carriage rides eastward along Royal Crescent, passing number 10.
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After the parson pleads to allow Joseph and Fanny to get married, Lady Booby sends for Lawyer Scout (Gawn Grainger). Chastleton House, with St. Mary's Church, Chastleton in the background.
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Joseph and Fanny return to the estate. The gardens of Chastleton House.
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Joseph walks through the grounds. Chastleton House.
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Joseph and Fanny visit Parson Adams at his home. Little Faringdon Mill and Cottages, Oxfordshire.
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A convoluted plot involving the switching of babies at the windmill is finally resolved. Alan Bourke recognised Tysoe Windmill near Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire.