Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War
Date: 2002
Director: Ian Sharp
Production Company: Evolution Films Ltd
Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Paul Freeman, Terence Rigby, Peter Capaldi, Anna Wilson-Jones, Jamie Bradley
Location(s): Berkshire, Greater London, Surrey
Region(s): London M-N, South East M-Q
Storyline:
A not-so-aged widow named Thelma Caldicot rebels against the oppressive rules of her nursing home, leading a humorous and heartwarming revolution to regain her freedom and dignity.
Additional Information:
Page compiled by Steve Randall
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The Caldicots' street.
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The Caldicots' house, where Thelma lived with her bullying husband Henry.
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- 28 Aug 2024
The Twilight Years Rest Home. Thelma tells a carer the story of how she ended up there. Now tracked down as Worplesdon Hill House, Heath House Road, Woking, Surrey. (SR)
John Harwood found the property gated so was angle-restricted. (SJ)
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Thelma was widowed when Henry (Terence Rigby) was killed by a rogue cricket ball, after carrying drinks down the steps of the local cricket club. The Uxbridge Cricket Club, Park Road, Uxbridge, Greater London.
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Thelma (Pauline Collins) steps out of her home after being informed of her husband's death.
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The crematorium, where Thelma reflects on how much of life she has missed. Antony Blair identifies this as Breakspear Crematorium on Breakspear Road in Ruislip, Greater London.
Antony proves the location with this view of the rear view of the West Chapel at the crematorium.
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- 29 Sep 2023
Thelma's son Derek (Peter Capaldi) and his wife Veronica (Anna Wilson-Jones) set off from their house. Kadima Place, 69 Blackpond Lane, Farnham Royal, Slough, Berkshire.
The porch still looking tidy.
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- 29 Sep 2023
As they leave their home, Derek tells his wife of his plan to get Thelma to sign over her house to him, and move her into the rest home. Kadima Place, Blackpond Lane, Farnham Royal, Slough.
A ground level view of the des res.
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- 28 Aug 2024
Having been dumped in the rest home, Thelma arranges an illicit outing for a group of residents. Worplesdon Hill House, Woking, Surrey (SR)
John H. from the very closed gate. (SJ)
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She dupes the grocery delivery driver and smuggles the residents into his van, as he leaves for the bowls club.
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The residents unload from the van as the delivery driver (Jamie Bradley) looks on in horror.
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The residents emerge for a game of bowls. Uxbridge Bowling Club, Gatting Way, off Park Road, Uxbridge, Greater London.
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A wider view at Uxbridge Bowls club.
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- 28 Aug 2024
Some time later, Thelma arranges a walkout by the residents. Worplesdon Hill House, Woking. (SR)
John leant a bit to get the angle through the gate. (SJ)
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- 29 Sep 2023
They wait on the corner to commandeer a school bus. The junction of Woodend Drive and St. Mary's Hill in Ascot, Berkshire.
The same street today.
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- 29 Sep 2023
They direct the bus to the Old Manor Park Hotel. In fact, the Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa, Bagshot Rd, Ascot, Berkshire. The hotel also appears in 'Hide and Seek'.
They're still unloading guests from buses in the car park.
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The residents disembark. Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa, Ascot.
A rather full car park today.
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Derek hears news of the breakout as demolition work on Thelma's house gets underway.
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- 29 Sep 2023
At the hotel Thelma meets Jenkins, the head of a newspaper group who picks up the story. He invites her for lunch. Ray Mead Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, a stretch of road that also appears in 'Knock on Wood'.
The approach to Boulters Lock runs along the side of the Thames.
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The lunch location. The Boathouse at Boulters Lock, Boulters Lock Island, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Boulters Lock also appears in 'Richard's Things', 'London Town' and 'Three Men in a Boat (1956).
Greenery now obscures the lock itself, but there is a good view of the restaurant.
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Hearing from the hotel that his mother has left with Jenkins, Derek rushes off in his car. Highfield Court, Black Pond Lane, Farnham Royal, Slough, Berkshire. (SR)
Today's view is similar with an added tree. (SR)
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- 29 Sep 2023
Having formulated a plan with Jenkins, Thelma leaves the hotel. The Boathouse at Boulters Lock, Maidenhead.
A change of style at the entrance.
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- 29 Sep 2023
Jenkins drives off with Thelma. The Boathouse at Boulters Lock.
No neon lighting nowadays.
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- 21 Jul 2024
Jenkins drives Thelma to the headquarters of the property company that owns Twilight Years. Unit 1 Langley Quay, Waterside Drive, Langley, Slough, Berkshire. (SR)
Looking much the same 22 years later. (SR)
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Thelma enters the building to confront the board about the rest home, with an offer to buy it. Langley Quay, Slough. (SR)
Now with an addition to the entrance. (SR)
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Under new management, the residents return to the rest home and a better future. Worplesdon Hill House, Woking. (SR)