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The Happy Valley
Synopsis
In 1940 Kenya as their country prepares for war, the local aristocratic social set lives a decadent, self-indulgent lifestyle, that leads to murder. The same events were also dramatised in the feature film White Mischief, which was released seven months after the first transmission of The Happy Valley.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Ross Devenish,
  • Producer:
    Cedric Messina,
  • Cinematographer:
    Nicholas Squires, John Baker, John Baker,
  • Editor:
    Clare Douglas,
  • Cast:
    Denholm Elliott, Holly Aird, Kathryn Pogson, Michael Byrne, Cathryn Harrison,
  • Associate Producer:
    Chris Cherry,
  • Music:
    Geoffrey Burgon,
  • Costume Design:
    Odile Dicks-Mireaux,
  • Production Design:
    Don Taylor, Don Taylor,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Shirley Stallard,
  • Production Manager:
    Terence Banks, Antony Carrick,

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