Plots of Pleasure Documentary

Filmed in 1997/98 by student Michael Fenwick.
Focusing on the battle of local allotment holders in Ryhope (Northeast England) to save the allotments from developers. Watch how local man Maurice Surtees and friends from Ryhope stood up to developers to save his plot of land.
This film was Michael's first attempt at making a documentary that was nominated for an RTS Award in 1998.
In memory of Maurice Surtees and Jacky Surtees from Ryhope and all the men who have since passed in the making of this documentary.