Dogboys and other TV films-2

1995 Ken Russell's Treasure Island

A TV film of Robert Louis Stevenson's children's novel.  "Ken Russell...wrote and directed this made-for-TV movie...like it was a Carry On film. Not to mention that villain Long John Silver is transformed into Long Jane Silver, a Madonna-like blonde with a peg leg. She and her pirate crew break into song at any cue on their quest for the buried treasure marked on a map belonging to a young boy. Faithful it's not, entertaining, that's hard to say. It's certainly different". The review is by Ryan K. Johnson and comes with permission from here.

The film stars Hetty Baynes as Long Jane Silver, Michael Elphick as Billy Bones and Gregory Hall as Jim Hawkins. Russell regular Georgina Hale plays Mum.  Ken wrote as well as direct, Maureen Murray produced, Xavier Russell was editor.  The director of photography was Hong Manley who did a number of films with Ken.

It was a Channel 4 Christmas Eve special, but at the same time as the popular British comedy soap "Only Fools and Horses". It has since been repeated at least once.

1995 Alice in Russialand

A documentary TV film about Russia and the Russians.