The Boss's Son - Dave Simpson - BBC Saturday Night Theatre

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[@bertspeggly4428]

Great play, thanks, BUT...... The background picture is a street called Hillfield Park in Muswell Hill, a very upscale residential suburb in North London. I spotted it because I grew up there. No Dark Satanic Mills within a hundred miles, I can assure you!

[@janeclarkson8471]

Great observation. I felt it wasn't up North.

[@stellamariayates3776]

I used to live just down the hill by the Alli Pally!

[@rabbitss11]

@@janeclarkson8471 well, it's up North London

[@joannasokoowicz1391]

Synopsis: When Brian Shackleton left school his father wanted him to start in the family business - a woollen mill, but he wanted to go to university. After three years reading English Brian's ideas are changed ...

[@tottiemae2258]

Thank you, Joanna, for the correct synopsis! 👍

[@patriciaboyd8035]

@@tottiemae2258 qq

[@stewartmcardle8149]

Synopsis above... according to Genome features radio stalwarts very under-rated Christian Rodska, a native of Cullercoats, Ronald Baddiley (Sir Gregory Pitkin ...Men From The Ministry) and Kathleen Helme among many. A Saturday Night Theatre production from 15th April, 1978.

[@Wendyj55]

​@@stewartmcardle8149: And the following year, Thatcher came to power

[@DaveBob1983]

Loved this, great script and performances. Exemplary radio drama. Thank you!

[@wondershaw3356]

Absolutely fabulous brought back so many memories .thankyou for providing such a blast from the past

[@australiainfelix7307]

He fought for a pay rise and then 25 years later there were hardly any mills left in the UK. Well done, Comrade!

[@annetthallam7276]

I wonder how long they had to work to make up for the loss in pay. 5p a day extra ha ha. I come from a working class family. My father and brothers worked in the mill as the unions began rising to power and I have seen first hand the results

[@aevans-jl9ym]

In the early 70s, my father was a dustcart driver and my mother was a postwoman thanks to strong trade unions both of them actually worked very few hours a day and were in the pub by 12. Halcyon days cheap cigarettes and beer and the workers were the ones really in charge.

[@toforgetisagem8145]

The reason had nothing to do with pay. It was the thriving of foreign competion as Britain rebuilt after the war coupled with the advent of synthetic yarns. The British governments would not support retooling so British mills could compete in the synthetic trade , in spite of ICI being British. Government support for industry it was against their free market ideals. One year the Japanese in a trade war bought all the Australian wool thus destroying the wool trade for Britain. In 1952 immigrant labour was brought in to force prices down. Strange how no one is complaining that the mill owners extremely rich. And today the rich are super rich. And thanks for the spoiler.

[@Angela-cc1hd]

Yes well done?? and no more Industry and reliant on cheap badly made goods from other Countries? and no work for those not academically😉 endowed😮

[@mjrussell414]

@@Angela-cc1hdWell, that leaves you out I guess. “Academically…” Just kidding - that typo was too perfectly ironic not to pounce on.

[@victorireland8913]

Excellent production. Clever story. Engaging characters. Convincing actors. Convolution unwinds. Thanks. Very enjoyable indeed.

[@mrbazzabee4013]

Just nipping-out to get into shape ( and some extra bits ) for next Wednesdays Local On-Line Duck Herding competition, then I will be back later to listen to your latest 'Saturday Night Theatre' offing Uncle Chesterton. See you then.

[@deegeraghty9426]

Great play. Good script. Well acted. Thank you 😊

[@mrbazzabee4013]

Eee I yam chuffed !....that were reight gradely were that, leighk. Thankx Uncle Chesterton.

[@queenashantee8432]

THE WRITTEN ACCENT IS MARVELLEOUS. ;-))

[@jackiewacky346]

Thankyou very good

[@mrvilla9100]

Loved it ❤

[@dl18336]

Good story. Good audio

[@blackbean4509]

I've learned so much about people through these radio dramas it's amazing. @42 Im proud of my spinster hood and happy that I never procreated. This PLANET is cursed think about it. The devil is everywhere and nowhere all @ the same time.The 1% that runs it knew exactly what they were doing. SMH think 🤔 about it...

[@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382]

1John 5:19... the whole world...But John 16:33 take courage....🦋

[@mariadange06]

The Boss' Son

[@deniseroper9030]

A really good listen. Much appreciated. More please 👏😀

[@jacquelineyaffe6141]

thank you for hours of enjoyment

[@louisbrugnoni1291]

Wow! Really believable. Felt like I was right there!

[@Angela-cc1hd]

I was there when chaos ensued in the UK as a result of Strikes😮

[@debbielangton8371]

Nothing wrong with getting married 😂

[@ranicandrawati2145]

I do love this story about mills in UK.I am not a British but i do love Great Britain since i was kid and i learned English litetature and yes i love the language ,culture and social life and by listening BBC drama i learn more about Great Britain.

[@Angela-cc1hd]

Nice to hear this comment from a non British person, as now all we get from foreigners is complaining and abusing our Culture, yet they still come here ???

[@cruisepaige]

Spoiled son comes to Dads mill, messes everything up, toys with local girl despite being engaged then leaves everyone else to deal with his mess.

[@Angela-cc1hd]

Correct, this play is a really good example of someone with no experience of anything and full of Socialist ideology, that never works😮

[@rosebud3971]

👍👍👍

[@shauntaylor9251]

Eh by eck Ma , trouble at t mill , when i was lad we got up 2 hours before we went to be and worked 26 hours a day 9 days a week Grim oop North innit

[@jude9411]

Is that the same Rosalie Williams who plays Mrs Hudson in Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett)?

[@mrbazzabee4013]

When I am not quite sure of something....I have a new fangled device that I use called The Inter 'Web' - It's absolutely fabulous for finding all manner of things out. Good Luck Jude.

[@mckavitt13]

@@mrbazzabee4013 Maybe Jude enjoys a bit of interaction, esp these shut-in days. Think about it.

[@jude9411]

@@mrbazzabee4013 research sounds like hard work

[@mrbazzabee4013]

@@jude9411 'Harrumph' !!! Ha.

[@jude9411]

@@mrbazzabee4013 you have a way with words sir.

[@dirkbogarde44]

Guessing this is set early 50's?

[@joannasharpe4294]

I guess 1970s, after decimilisation, although sounds more dated.

[@seriousoldman8997]

Judging by the amount of booze being knocked back, mid 1970s.

[@inasteinbergs1393]

@@joannasharpe4294 UK went completely decimal on 15th February 1971. (I didn't Google that, I've remembered that date, was just starting my last year at school)🥴 Agree with you that it sounds dated as if more 50/60's. However I lived in SE England so don't know how it was up in the North of England way back then.🙂

[@philhealey449]

38 pounds a week suggests about 1975?

[@Swimkid1]

A little earlier perhaps? I received £55 in1977. A general storeman wages being average I would think.

[@johnandvickirees6993]

Synopsis for wrong story.

[@Tricia8150]

Good one!

[@tottiemae2258]

Oops! I'm really sorry. I took it down. I'd gotten it from a BBC website. Thanks very much for letting me know! 🤦‍♀️

[@honeysuckle4537]

ADVERTS TOO MANY

[@saradriscoll7829]

Commercials

[@ChestertonRadio]

Sorry for the commercials. Settings were wrong. It's fixed now. Thanks for listening.

[@saradriscoll7829]

@@ChestertonRadio that is so kind, thanks

[@notabene1472]

Socialist propaganda.