Richard Briers
Narrator
Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden (1998)
Miniseries
Tribute series dedicated to Geoff Hamilton, the popular television gardener who died in 1996.
Released Oct. 9, 1998
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Roots and Sideshots
This episode focuses on his early life and influences. Including interviews with his widow Lynda and identical twin brother Tony, as well as other relatives and friends. Narrated by Richard Briers
Oct. 9, 1998, midnight
S1E2 - The Barnsdale Story
This episode tells the history of the two "Barnsdale" gardens that were Geoff's pride and joy, and became familiar to viewers through years of exposure on Gardeners' World. Friends and relatives recall the work put into creating them, and reveal what their success meant to him. Narrated by Richard Briers.
Oct. 16, 1998, midnight
S1E3 - The Great Communicator
This episode tells how Geoff communicated his passion for gardening to viewers and his fellow horticulturists, including Henry Kelly, Alan Titchmarsh and Gay Search, who share their memories of their friend and colleague.
Oct. 23, 1998, midnight
S1E4 - Cheap and Cheerful
This episode concentrates on money-saving measures for cash-strapped gardeners, which became Geoff's trademark, including discarded orange boxes used as cold-frames and frost-beating polythene cloches. Includes unseen archive footage and interviews with widow Lynda and colleagues at Barnsdale. Narrated by Richard Briers.
Oct. 30, 1998, midnight
S1E5 - A Friend of the Earth
In this episode, botanist David Bellamy and Geoff's relatives recall his love of nature, and the strongly held beliefs which led him to campaign against chemical fertilisers and pesticides. Geoff's campaign to eradicate the garden use of peat, and stone from endangered limestone pavements, are also recalled. Narrated by Richard Briers.
Nov. 6, 1998, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Oct. 9, 1998
Last Air Date: Nov. 6, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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