Willoughby Gullachsen – Page 12 – What Was Pebble Mill?

‘White Lady’ – 1987

Photograph copyright of Willoughby Gullachsen, no reproduction without permission.

The photograph features, left to right, William Hartley 1st A.D., David Rudkin, writer and director, and Al Barnett, costume.

‘White Lady’ was written and directed by David Rudkin, it told the story of a divorcee: Gil, who struggles to bring up his two daughters on his own. However hard he tries he cannot escape the all encompassing power of the White Lady, a symbol of the chemicals used in British food production.

The film was produced at Pebble Mill by Carol Parks and featured: Cornelius Garrett, Sophie Thompson, Jessica Martin and Meg Wynn Owen.

Radio Birmingham – DJ Malcolm Jay

Malcolm Jay

Photo copyright of Willoughby Gullachsen, no reproduction without permission.

This photograph features Radio Birmingham presenter Malcolm Jay, and dates from the mid 1970s. It was taken in Radio Studio 2 Control Room, which could operate ‘self drive’ or control the actual Studio 2 which is on the left of the picture. Malcolm used to present a Tuesday night rock music show called ‘Heavy Pressure’

The Rainbow – D.H. Lawrence adaptation

Photographs copyright of Willoughby Gullachsen, no reproduction without permission. The Rainbow was a 3 part adaptation, by Anne Devlin, of the D.H. Lawrence novel. It was produced at Pebble Mill by Chris Parr and directed by Stuart Burge. Transmitted in 1988 it featured Imogen Stubbs as Ursula; other members of the cast included Tom Bell, Kate Buffery, Jon Finch, Martin Wenner, Jane Gurnet, Clare Holman and Eileen Way. It was filmed on location in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

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