Black Jack
Date: 1979
Director: Ken Loach
Production Company: Kestrel Films
Stars: Jean Franval, Stephen Hirst, Louise Cooper, Andrew Bennet, Russell Waters
Location(s): North Yorkshire
Region(s): North
Storyline:
A young boy in 18th-century Yorkshire is swept into a wild journey with a fugitive Frenchman and a runaway girl.
Additional Information:
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A horse is led from a churchyard. Unidentified location.
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It is carrying coffins towards the house of Mrs Gorgandy, who sells unclaimed bodies to local physicians.
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Large French sailor "Black Jack" (Jean Franval), who has survived hanging, escapes from his coffin, and runs off with Tolly (Stephen Hirst), a young apprentice. Blackburn's Yard, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
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At a grand house in Beverley, Mr and Mrs Carter hand over their 12-year old daughter into the care of Parson Hall and Dr Jones. The Old Coach House, Ripon, North Yorkshire.
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Belle (Louise Cooper) is put into a carriage bound for the asylum. The Old Coach House, Ripon.
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When Black Jack and Tolly hold up the carriage, Belle makes her escape. Together they visit a travelling fair with a looming townscape and a bay in the background.
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Hatch (Andrew Bennett), a boy from the travellng fair, arrives at the asylum to blackmail Dr Jones about letting Belle escape. White Horse Yard, Whitby, North Yorkshire, looking towards Church Street.
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The travelling fair has travelled and spends the night at a deserted farm, currently unidentified.
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Hatch has been given money to go and find Belle and sets off by carriage.
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Dr Jones (Russell Waters) follows him.
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Hatch's carriage passes a farm.
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The carriage enters a street. Market Place, Masham, North Yorkshire.
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Further along the street... Market Place, Masham, by the King's Head Hotel.
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And further. Market Place, Masham.
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Belle's father has been shot. To determine whether it was suicide or murder, Tolly and Black Jack open the grave, only to find the body is missing.
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Tolly and Black Jack head down the street towards the house of Mrs Gorgandy.
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Having discovered the body has been sold to a physician, Tooly and Jack visit the York Medical Society, 23 Stonegate, York.
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A reverse pov, as Jack and Tooley leave the Medical Society learning that Carter was murdered. 23 Stonegate.
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Tooley runs to the docks to tell Belle.
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As Black Jack leaves, we see some of the harbour wall.
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Tooley and Belle sail away on Tolly's uncle's ship. Comrade, a restored Humber Keel, was used for the filming.