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Post by richardlatto on Aug 1, 2018 17:02:25 GMT
Delighted to share some exciting news. While looking for some archive material (completely unrelated) I stumbled across a vast collection of original negatives for Worzel Gummidge, including many of the original camera negatives. These have been inspected and confirmed by Paul Vanezis and Worzel guru Stuart Manning. Standby for more news soon. In the meantime, please follow Stuart's excellent 'The Worzel Book' Facebook page for the latest on this and more discoveries. Best wishes Richard
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Post by Mark Tinkler on Aug 1, 2018 18:28:34 GMT
Nice one! must have been a very exciting moment for you!!
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Post by Chris Singh on Aug 2, 2018 6:58:44 GMT
Great news !!! Did not know that the negatives or original prints were missing, well done on finding those. Blu Ray please with tons of extras.
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Post by John Green on Aug 2, 2018 11:00:42 GMT
Don't suppose there's anything "Unseen since first broadcast"? And I take it this doesn't count as a Southern TV archive-find?
(Wonderful nonetheless,of course).
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Post by Marie Griffiths on Aug 3, 2018 22:01:10 GMT
Where were they found?
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Post by Scot Ferre on Aug 4, 2018 0:52:36 GMT
Richard Molesworth said on GB that it was found in the UK.
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Post by richardlatto on Aug 6, 2018 14:10:27 GMT
Hi guys We're leaving it up to the rights holders to disclose anymore details if they wish. However, I can tell you there is some further material found in the same location. I'd urge you to follow either The Worzel Book page on Facebook or my twitter richardlatto when all will hopefully be revealed in the near future. We are overjoyed with the recovery and hope to share further news soon. Best wishes Richard
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Post by John Green on Aug 7, 2018 18:06:09 GMT
Hi guys We're leaving it up to the rights holders to disclose anymore details if they wish. However, I can tell you there is some further material found in the same location. I'd urge you to follow either The Worzel Book page on Facebook or my twitter richardlatto when all will hopefully be revealed in the near future. We are overjoyed with the recovery and hope to share further news soon. Best wishes Richard Hmmm. Out-takes? Other shows? Hmmm. Can't wait to hear!
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Post by Nigel Lamb on Aug 7, 2018 20:41:47 GMT
Have the incidental music tapes survived? I'd love to purchase a soundtrack cd of the musical scores.
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Post by Nigel Lamb on Aug 12, 2018 2:24:31 GMT
Anyone know what else was found with the Worzel Negatives as mentioned above. If so are you able to tell us please?
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Post by richardlatto on Aug 17, 2018 16:32:26 GMT
Anyone know what else was found with the Worzel Negatives as mentioned above. If so are you able to tell us please? All will be revealed!
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Post by Charles Daniels on Sept 27, 2018 10:43:23 GMT
Hopefully this will mean some release with reasonable colour quality at last. The current releases are, as far as I know, all video made off damaged film prints?
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Post by Richard Marple on Sept 27, 2018 20:55:13 GMT
Hopefully this will mean some release with reasonable colour quality at last. The current releases are, as far as I know, all video made off damaged film prints? Even the 1987 repeats on Channel 4 looked like they were from ropey prints.
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Post by timmunton on Nov 1, 2019 11:41:34 GMT
Well good news but only in part : Having checked for any news at the Worzel Book Facebook page, they wrote on 28th October, that the new edition of the Christmas Special (to be released on 4th November) is transferred from the recently found negatives.
Unfortunately however, in the new 'The Complete Collection' - to be released on 25th November - all the other Worzel films are from the same old masters as before. The Xmas one in both releases is DVD not Blu ray.
The Facebook page author says the company thought about using the recovered negs for the others but in the end decided not to! And the author hopes that in the future they will restore the others utilising the negatives. So, a bit strange they haven't in the end restored the whole lot & put them on Blu ray. Look forward to buying the one disc new Christmas Special release.
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Post by Jaspal Cheema on Nov 1, 2019 12:35:12 GMT
Anyone know what else was found with the Worzel Negatives as mentioned above. If so are you able to tell us please? All will be revealed! Gulp.That sounds wonderfully hopeful...
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