THE SHILLINGBURY BLOWERS

1980

Talking Pictures TV, 3pm

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Val Guest’s film was a feature-length prequel to the hit 1980s television comedy-drama Shillingbury Tales. It stars Robin

Nedwell as Peter Higgins, a writer and musician who moves with his wife Sally (Diane Keen) to the idyllic (on the surface, at least) village of Shillingbury. Once they settle in, he’s invited to join a local brass band – but the other members soon kick up a fuss over pre-existing loyalties.