Diana - WW2 drama series

[icestation2]

Does anyone have any idea why this drama originally shown in 1984 has disappeared from the face of the earth.



Does anyone else remember this drama. It was about a young couple who meet before WW2 and later become spies in France.



Another drama which nobody ever talks about is Nice Work shown in 1989 starring Warren Clarke set in a factory.

[Steve Crook]

Adaptations of R.F. Delderfield novels don't usually do well on TV. A few have been made only to disappear and never be seen again.



Diana (1985) starred the young Patsy Kensit but has hardly ever been seen since that first broadcast. It was based on his novels "There Was a Fair Maid" and "The Unjust Skies"



People Like Us (1977) was based on his "Avenue" series of novels, "The Dreaming Suburb" and "The Avenue Goes To War" but has hardly ever been seen after the first broadcast



A Horseman Riding By (1977) was based on his novels "Long Summer Day" and "Post of Honour" but has hardly ever been seen after the first broadcast



Come Home Charlie and Face Them (1990) was based on his novel of the same name but has hardly ever been seen after the first broadcast



And nobody has yet made an adaptation of my favourite Delderfield novels, the Swann saga. "God Is An Englishman", "Theirs Was The Kingdom" and "Give Us This Day.



His books are often mighty tomes but they're wonderfully written and I would have thought that they would lend themselves to films or TV series very well.



The only one of the TV adaptations of his work that does seem to get shown is To Serve Them All My Days (1980) with John Duttine and Frank Middlemass.



Some of the films made from his novels and stories have fared a bit better.

Like:

Where There's a Will (1955)

Carry on Sergeant (1958)

On the Fiddle (1961)



Steve

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name='Steve Crook']



Diana (1985) starred the young Patsy Kensit but has hardly ever been seen since that first broadcast. It was based on his novels "There Was a Fair Maid" and "The Unjust Skies"



Steve

Patsy was at her best around this period making series like Luna and Schoolgirl Chums. Pity that she never developed into the fine actress her teenage performances promised. Mind you, with the honourable exception of Jodie Foster this was the norm with young/child stars.