Here's A wonderful story my late great grandmother always used to tell me. One day after dropping off my grandfather in school, she had some trouble with the car on a small back road near Neath. She's alone, cold, panicking and Wondering what on earth she's going to do. At that moment a long silver car with a figurehead on the bonet (either a Bentley or a Rolls, it used to change every time she told the story) with a chauffeur at the wheel comes around the corner and stops alongside. A voice from the back seat says "is there anything we can do to help my dear?". Out step Richard Attenborough and Simon Ward. They give the car a look over (neither of them know anything about cars it seems) so the chauffeur ends up coming out and getting the car going in about 5 minutes. Must have been on their way to film the train scenes for the movie. As we only live about 5 minutes from the location it was filmed. Every time Richard Attenborough or Simon Ward came on the TV or was mentioned she'd tell this story with a huge smile on her face. It's one of my favourite childhood memories of her.
My main memories of this film in the 1970s after I first saw it ,was pestering my Mum & Dad for a young "Mr" Churchill broomhandle mauser ! Whilst on holiday in skeggy . Lol
Here's A wonderful story my late great grandmother always used to tell me.
One day after dropping off my grandfather in school, she had some trouble with the car on a small back road near Neath.
She's alone, cold, panicking and Wondering what on earth she's going to do.
At that moment a long silver car with a figurehead on the bonet (either a Bentley or a Rolls, it used to change every time she told the story) with a chauffeur at the wheel comes around the corner and stops alongside.
A voice from the back seat says "is there anything we can do to help my dear?". Out step Richard Attenborough and Simon Ward.
They give the car a look over (neither of them know anything about cars it seems) so the chauffeur ends up coming out and getting the car going in about 5 minutes.
Must have been on their way to film the train scenes for the movie.
As we only live about 5 minutes from the location it was filmed.
Every time Richard Attenborough or Simon Ward came on the TV or was mentioned she'd tell this story with a huge smile on her face. It's one of my favourite childhood memories of her.
My main memories of this film in the 1970s after I first saw it ,was pestering my Mum & Dad for a young "Mr" Churchill broomhandle mauser ! Whilst on holiday in skeggy . Lol