Night Cargoes (Children’s Film Foundation)

Date: 1962
Director: Ernest Morris
Production Company: Film Producers Guild

Stars: Waveney Lee, Hugh Janes, Stephen Marriott, Pauline Letts, Jessica James, Cyril Chamberlain, Ian Curry, Anthony Baird, Larry Taylor, Neil Wilson, Henry McGee, Kevin Fitzgerald, Robin Chapman, Edward Dentith
Location(s): Surrey

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Storyline:

A group of children become involved with a smuggling gang before helping Dragoons to round up the crooks.

Additional Information:

Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson

Originally released as a cinema serial in eight instalments entitled ‘The Wounded Stranger’, ‘The Smugglers’ Pony’, ‘The Secret Panel’, ‘The Mystery of the Ruined Abbey’, ‘Trapped in the Tunnel’, ‘Richard Knows Too Much’, ‘The Escape in the Coach’, ‘The Last Cargo’.

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Following the disappearance of his Parents at sea, Richard Merivale is sent to stay with his Aunt, Mrs. Cooper.

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Mrs. Cooper's coachman Cross (Cyril Chamberlain) brings the carriage to a stand outside Barford. Loseley Park on Littleton Lane in Artington, Surrey.

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Alighting from the coach, Master Richard Merivale (Hugh Janes) takes a look at his new home. Loseley Park, a Grade I listed Tudor manor house at Artington.

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Through a nearby gateway, Fathom (Anthony Baird) and Satan (Larry Taylor) cast their eyes over the new arrival. The grounds of Loseley Park to the south-west of Guildford.

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From the front of the house, Cross signals for Fathom and Satan to keep hidden. Loseley Park also appears in 'The Legacy', 'The Counterfeit Plan', 'Silent Dust' and 'A Dandy in Aspic' as well as television's 'Blackadder'.

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Sending Richard for supper in the kitchen, Mrs. Cooper looks from the house to see a small boat heading towards the nearby creek.

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Fathom speaks with his daughter Nell (Waveney Lee) who pleads with him not to go on that night's smuggling run.

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Waking the next morning after being given a sleeping potion, Richard looks from his bedroom window to see Lieutenant Howard ride into the stable yard of the house. The courtyard at Loseley Park.

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After one of the smugglers' horses loaded with brandy casks goes missing, Cobbler (Neil Wilson) and Fathom watch as Satan drags Symonds (Henry McGee) from his home.

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Cobbler tells Symonds that he thinks there's an informer amongst them.

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At the Old Abbey, Cobbler, Fathom and Satan unload their donkey before hiding the contraband. Newark Priory near Pyrford, Surrey.

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Making friends with Tom (Stephen Marriott) after a fight, Richard is taken to the Old Abbey where Nell is standing watch for the Smugglers. Newark Priory, on an island formed the River Wey and the Abbey Stream to the south of Pyrford.

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Hearing the donkey braying, Lieutenant Howard (Ian Curry) investigates the Old Abbey. Newark Priory in Surrey.

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On an errand for Cross, Tom rides into the village of Westgate to take a note to Mr. Dobody, Mrs. Cooper's solicitor. Church Walk in Bletchingley, Surrey.

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As he leaves the solicitor's office, Commander Merivale (Edward Dentith) stops Tom and asks him where he can find Mr. Nathaniel Dobody. Church Walk, Bletchingley.

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Told by Mr. Dobody's clerk Spice that his master isn't in, Commander Merivale turns to walk away after seeing the solicitor leave on horseback. Church Walk, Bletchingley.

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Commander Merivale crosses to where the Sextant is working in a churchyard. Church Walk, Bletchingley with St. Mary's church in the background.

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The Commander asks the Sextant to come to him at the Swan Inn as soon as he sees Mr. Dobody return. St. Mary's church at Bletchingley in Surrey.

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Believing him to have betrayed them, Satan and Cobbler chase and catch Symonds before shooting him.

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After Tom and Master Richard become trapped a tunnel used by the smugglers, Lieutenant Howard and one of his Men search the Old Abbey for illicit goods. Newark Priory near Pyrford.

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Escaping from the tunnel through a secret exit, Richard runs to get help when he and Tom spot one of the Smugglers by the creek.

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Lieutenant Howard rides away from Barford after telling Mrs. Cooper that he hopes to catch the Smugglers and their leader that evening. Loseley Park at Artington in Surrey.

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When Richard is captured by the Smugglers, Nell returns to the stable yard after taking a note to her Father from Mrs. Cooper. The courtyard at Loseley Park.

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Ordered to help by Mrs. Cook, Nell looks expectantly towards the entrance of the courtyard while loading Mrs. Cooper's belongings onto the coach. The courtyard at Loseley Park on Littleton Lane in Artington, Surrey.