Trade Test Transmissions

[amethyst]

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I don't know about the test transmission movie for BBC2, but what struck me was the description of Michele and friend cycling through France and how uncannily similar it is to the 1970 psychological thriller 'And soon the Darkness' in which Michele Dotrice and friend (Pamela Franklin) cycle through rural France on holiday and encounter a murderer.

I have seen this film twice,it started off nicely two girls cycling through France on a warm summers day

[Twocky61]

Re: Trade Test Transmissions

That's it thanks Staffslad

[zabadak]

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Yep, that's the one. Quite spooky!

[staffslad]

Re: Trade Test Transmissions

I don't know about the test transmission movie for BBC2, but what struck me was the description of Michele and friend cycling through France and how uncannily similar it is to the 1970 psychological thriller 'And soon the Darkness' in which Michele Dotrice and friend (Pamela Franklin) cycle through rural France on holiday and encounter a murderer.

[Twocky61]

When BBC2 first came onto the air (1964 I believe) they had test transmissions leading up to the opening of BBC2

One of the test transmissions was a movie starring Michelle Dotrice of Some Mothers Do Have Them fame as Betty alongside Frank Spencer played by Michael Crawford

Michele's character with a friend cycled across France

Does anyone remember this movie? Was it just a test movie or was it then & now commercially available?