'Mapp & Lucia' S01-E05 (1985). Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales in blue-grey rubber macs and sou'westers.

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Re: 'Mapp & Lucia' S01-E05 (1985). Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales in blue-grey rubber macs and souwesters.

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BlueTiger wrote: August 8th, 2022, 10:52 pm Although it looks a little like Upnor, the location is definitely Rye, Sussex. The "castle" is in fact the Ypres Tower, pronounced "Wipers Tower". As far as I can see, the rest of the outdoor scenes were also filmed in Rye, a town I am pleased to know intimately. The town of Tilling was based on Rye (and one of the rivers going through the town is the Tillingham).
Personally I prefer the version of the series with Miranda Richardson & Anna Chancellor, also (outdoor scenes) filmed exclusively in Rye.
Cheers for that BlueTiger - much appreciated. :) Will have to try and find the Miranda Richardson/Anna Chancellor version - maybe they are wearing macs too?
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Re: 'Mapp & Lucia' S01-E05 (1985). Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales in blue-grey rubber macs and souwesters.

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Good rainwear hard to get that sort nowadays
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Re: 'Mapp & Lucia' S01-E05 (1985). Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales in blue-grey rubber macs and souwesters.

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bethbennett202 wrote: August 10th, 2022, 2:12 pm Good rainwear hard to get that sort nowadays
That's the problem :(
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bethbennett202 wrote: August 10th, 2022, 2:12 pm Good rainwear hard to get that sort nowadays
Wouldn't have been so easy to get hold of in 1985 either as the macs look like vintage ones.
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Re: 'Mapp & Lucia' S01-E05 (1985). Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales in blue-grey rubber macs and souwesters.

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rubgum wrote: August 11th, 2022, 3:49 am
bethbennett202 wrote: August 10th, 2022, 2:12 pm Good rainwear hard to get that sort nowadays
That's the problem :(
Such macs sometimes come up for sale on Ebay. :)
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Re: 'Mapp & Lucia' S01-E05 (1985). Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales in blue-grey rubber macs and souwesters.

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BlueTiger wrote: August 8th, 2022, 10:52 pm Although it looks a little like Upnor, the location is definitely Rye, Sussex. The "castle" is in fact the Ypres Tower, pronounced "Wipers Tower". As far as I can see, the rest of the outdoor scenes were also filmed in Rye, a town I am pleased to know intimately. The town of Tilling was based on Rye (and one of the rivers going through the town is the Tillingham).
Personally I prefer the version of the series with Miranda Richardson & Anna Chancellor, also (outdoor scenes) filmed exclusively in Rye.
I've looked at the later 2014 versions of the series - surprised to find that only 3 episodes were made with no PVC/rubber macs to be seen sadly.
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