WESTCOUNTRY TALES S1E5 - The Visitor

Although being number five in the series this was in fact the pilot programme and so the first shoot. In the view of the original Cornish contributor Christine Carter the film had uncanny accuracy. This in spite of the fact that she had never been in direct contact with the scriptwriter Elizabeth Elliot. The format chosed was narrative drama, a technique which heightens the sense of story-telling and admirably suited the material. The story is set amidst the towering cliffs of Hartland Point and the strange brooding sensation of the rocks and caves near the shoreline. Here, a young woman waits with her child for her husband to return from abroad, but her routine is shattered by an unexpected visitor.... It was discovered during the restoration of this film that two different narration versions exist with small script differences. This version features the actor's voice which adds a certain authenticity to the storyline. The other version is available via the website https://5pyheritage.com/topics-tales.... (look for the Westcountry Tales section). Some of the original source material was severely damaged being a VHS copy of an original telecine transfer so the quaility is limited. An additional opening title sequence has been added to enhance the series presentation. Copyright resides with the original holder https://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc