Time for more winter movies, where plants are the true stars! This winter we're enjoying a few episodes from the popular British series, Rosemary and Thyme, which aired from 2003 to 2007.
By season 2, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme (played by Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris) have established a thriving landscaping business, and show an aptitude for running into mysteries that need solving in the process.
While Rosemary spends a week in the hospital with a broken leg, Laura tackles the landscape project solo. A journalist, Rosie Fitzcarron, visits the estate, supposedly to interview Quinnie about the show, but is found dead in the swimming pool, electrocuted by a hedge trimmer. When Vernon's car is involved in a fiery traffic accident and is presumed dead, Quinnie and Laura team up to pool their information and search for clues. Laura figures out what's going on, and the pair race to the Bridmouth Canal, armed with shovels, to prevent the culprits from getting away.
In this episode I especially enjoyed learning about gongoozlers, and seeing a small canal lock in operation (around markers 38:00 to 42:00). I'm from a long line of folks who enjoy similar activities (like watching the cruise ships dock, as in Rambles in Drizzly Juneau). This episode should brighten up the dark days of winter while waiting for the garden to wake up. I found the series on DVD in our local library and available through online retailers. I also found the synopsis of all episodes on Wikipedia, and filming locations on Wikimedia.
By season 2, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme (played by Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris) have established a thriving landscaping business, and show an aptitude for running into mysteries that need solving in the process.
The Gongoozlers (Season 2, Episode 11)
This episode opens with Rosemary and Laura landscaping on the estate grounds for Crystal and Vernon Seymore, where a struggling gardening show is being filmed. The show is trying to regain viewers by bringing in a guest host, Quinnie Dorrell, who knows more about sailing than gardening, and seems to be hated by everyone on the film crew. Quinnie has developed a fear of heights, so Rosemary is drafted to take her place for the aerial shot of the garden from a high scaffolding. In the midst of shooting, the scaffolding collapses, injuring Rosemary and making it clear that Quinine had been the real target.
While Rosemary spends a week in the hospital with a broken leg, Laura tackles the landscape project solo. A journalist, Rosie Fitzcarron, visits the estate, supposedly to interview Quinnie about the show, but is found dead in the swimming pool, electrocuted by a hedge trimmer. When Vernon's car is involved in a fiery traffic accident and is presumed dead, Quinnie and Laura team up to pool their information and search for clues. Laura figures out what's going on, and the pair race to the Bridmouth Canal, armed with shovels, to prevent the culprits from getting away.
In this episode I especially enjoyed learning about gongoozlers, and seeing a small canal lock in operation (around markers 38:00 to 42:00). I'm from a long line of folks who enjoy similar activities (like watching the cruise ships dock, as in Rambles in Drizzly Juneau). This episode should brighten up the dark days of winter while waiting for the garden to wake up. I found the series on DVD in our local library and available through online retailers. I also found the synopsis of all episodes on Wikipedia, and filming locations on Wikimedia.
A gongoozler is a person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate.
From: Wikipedia
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