John Baird

Aspiring director Tyler Scott's first film is rejected because it has no violence, gore or nudity. His chief investor wants him to juice up the movie- or else. When thugs arrives to rough him up, a camera records it all- including Tyler's sudden and deadly retaliation! Ironically, Tyler has found the key to success in making movies. He's caught raw action and violence on film- and it works! Now there's no limit to what he'll do to get the best, most exciting, realistic shots.

Filmed in rural Sussex in 1982 and re-edited in 2008 with a new sound track, the charm of this period piece does not date. Each month there is a different story, told in rhyming couplets and highlighting changes in the countryside through the year. An interview with Emma twenty-six years on adds a poignant postscript to her adventures as a child. The series will be particularly useful to primary teachers. Six-year-old Emma lives with her mother in the country. Whenever she can, she visits her Grandpa and his dog, Cindy, who live in an old cottage not far away. For a few moments in each story you can eavesdrop on their conversation as they explore the woods and fields near their homes and discover all sorts of things about the countryside as it changes through the twelve months of the year.