Updates to the website have been pretty erratic, but I’ve finally finished off the synopsis section, screenshots, and have added broadcast dates (if anyone has any further info for this let me know).
Over the last 6 months I’ve been making contact with a variety of people about the series, and I have received a couple of interesting letters in reply:
- One was from Willy Russell which I received back at the beginning of April. The exciting news is that he said in his letter he would not block a release if Granada chose to pursue a video or DVD release. This contradicts the advice a lot of you have received from Granada, so I’ve emailed them to make them aware of the situation.
- I also got a nice letter last month from Keith Richardson, the producer of One Summer:
“I was delighted to note that the programme made such a good and lasting impression on you and many others judging by the website. ….it is a piece of which I am particularly proud and one which still brings back many good memories” He went on to say that he’d been contacted that week by David Morrissey asking for a copy of the series to show his kids! - A lot of you have received the standard reply from Granada saying that the series cannot be released due to a clause in the contract, and that they are abiding by the wishes of Willy Russell. There have been only two replies so far that differ from this – one just a couple of weeks ago saying that though there were no current plans for a video/DVD release, but that negotiations were currently taking place. I myself received a brief email a couple of weeks ago saying that my information regarding Willy Russell had been passed on to the London sales office for further consideration.
The 20th anniversary of the show is less than a month away (yes – I know we are all shuddering in disbelief). As it’s obvious that the most appropriate thing – a DVD release – isn’t going to happen any time really soon, what else can we do to mark the occasion?