#fresh fields

[veryslowreader]

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Fresh Fields: "Life Is Full of Ups and Downs"

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[kwebtv]

Fresh Fields - ITV  -  3/7/1984  -  10/23/1986

Sitcom (27 episodes)

Running Time:  30 minutes

Stars;

Julia McKenzie as  Hester Fields

Anton Rodgers as William Fields

Ann Beach as Sonia Barrett

Fanny Rowe as Nancy Penrose

Debbie Cumming as Emma Fields

Ballard Berkeley as Guy Penrose

[justdonkeys-blog]

24/05/18

Donkey Welfare and Advocacy

A peek over the Donkeys’ Rainbow… 🌈 Donkey Heaven

🐴☘️Dreaming of Fresh Fields☘️🐴

A heartfelt poem from the perspective of possibly, all donkeys in need, by English poet, Pam Ayres. I get watery eyes reading it.

I would like to think there is a place for me, with clean water to drink, and a shady tree. Where someone cared if I had enough to eat, and brushed my coat, and trimmed my feet.

I would like to be with other donkeys too, with boys and girls to hug me, and love me true. I would like to be with people who are kind, where when I die, someone will notice, Someone will mind.

Fresh Fields ‘Donkey Village’ existed and was given patronage by many talented stars of the screen and stage. Sadly it finally closed in 2017 due to the advancing years of the couple who operated it.

All 100 + rescued and retired donkeys were successfully rehomed to the Flicka Foundation in Cornwall for their dotage.

Some of the Basic Human (in simple terms) rights demand:

1. We Are All Born Free & Equal. We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated in the same way.

2. Don’t Discriminate. These rights belong to everybody, whatever our differences.

3. The Right to Life. We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.

4. No Slavery. Nobody has any right to make us a slave. We cannot make anyone our slave.

5. No Torture. Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us.

6. You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go. I am a person just like you!

7. Food and Shelter for All. We all have the right to a good life. Mothers and children, people who are old, unemployed or disabled, and all people have the right to be cared for.

Why should domesticated animals who we brought into our lives deserve less?

[veryslowreader]

The Bostonians by Henry James

Fresh Fields: "Brighton or Bust"

[veryslowreader]

Local Anaesthetic by Günter Grass

Fresh Fields: "Tipping the Scales"

[killerscartv]

Fresh Fields (Full TV Series) 1984 - 1986

Hester and William Fields (Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers) are a devoted middle-aged, middle-class couple living an idyllic suburban lifestyle in Barnes, London. William works as an accountant while Hester is a housewife who works part-time in local restaurant Lucy's Kitchen. The title's meaning, and crux of the show, is that Hester combats empty-nest syndrome by livening up her life with new interests and hobbies, to the exasperation of her hard-working husband who just wants a quiet life. The family home has an attached granny flat in which Hester's mother Nancy (Fanny Rowe) lives following her divorce from Hester's roguish father Guy (Ballard Berkeley); he often tries to win her back. (The pair finally remarry in the last episode.) Hester and William have two children of their own: the never-seen Tom who lives in New Zealand; and Emma, who is usually only heard (voice of Debby Cummings) telephoning her parents at inconvenient times. Emma's husband Peter (Philip Bird) appears occasionally; Emma and Peter later present the Fields with their first grandchild Guy, named after his great-grandfather. The Fields's neighbour Sonia Barrett (played by Ann Beach) pops round in every episode to borrow items; these appearances would irritate William to comical effect. Sonia had the show's only catchphrase: "It's only Sonia!" she carols as she raps at the Fields's back door then lets herself in. Sonia's husband John (John Arthur) appears occasionally, as does William's secretary Miss Marigold Denham (Daphne Oxenford). A ratings success at the time, it was written by John Chapman and produced by Thames Television for ITV, running for four series between 7 March 1984 and 23 October 1986. Fresh Fields ended in 1986 but three years later the series resumed as French Fields, which saw William and Hester relocating to France after William accepted a job there. There were three series of 19 episodes made between 5 September 1989 and 8 October 1991, all written by John T. Chapman and Ian Davidson. Philip Bird appears as Peter in several episodes, with Emma finally seen on-screen, now played by Sally Baxter. Ann Beach makes a guest appearance as Sonia in the final episode.

[bradfordzone]

Fresh Fields – S1 | Drama 29 October 2:00pm S1E1/6: Popular British sitcom about a middle-aged, suburban couple, William and Hester Field. Hester is suffering 'empty-nest syndrome' after their two children have grown-up so she keeps trying to find new hobbies and interests.