Estate agent Norman Shenley finds himself in a never ending nightmare involving the
mysterious Lower Moat Manor, his secretary Lolly and Mr. Rayburn. With each recurring
nightmare Norman becomes more and more confused as to what is real and what is not.
[full story]
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| Norman Shenley Denholm Elliot |
Lolly Lucy Gutteridge |
Mr. Rayburn James Laurenson |
Emily Shenley Pat Heywood |
Lady Strudwick Eleanor Summerfield |
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| Dr Melbury Gareth Armstrong |
Maid Patricia Mort |
Production details for Rude Awakening
| Script Gerald Savory |
Director Peter Sasdy |
27th September 1980 (UK ITV)
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| Norman in phone box outside lower moat manor | Norman sees a ghost | Norman on the operating table | Lower Moat Manor | Rayburn as a butler hanging Norman |
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| Norman gets arrested for murder |
Film locations used in Rude AwakeningFinally found Lower Moat Manor !
After many years of wondering where on earth this could be I believe I have discovered the whereabouts of the location used for Lower Moat Manor. Its Scottswood Hill just outside Thame. I've got to make a site visit there to be 100% sure but from the details on an aerial view it certainly looks like its the house. Go here to have a look
Shenley's estate agency was a shop in Great Missenden, near the train station. The shop is now a gentelmens barbers and the shop next door is an estate agents - I wonder if they know !
Greenham Close, London SE1 was the location of the block of flats being demolished (They actually have been). Thanks to Anthony McKay for spotting this location.
The hospital scenes were filmed in Chesham Cottage Hospital (now derelict). Thanks to Moyb Ullah for letting me know about this location. He found it in a shooting script for the episode that he aquired on Ebay.
The interior shots of Lower Moat Manor were filmed in the Main Hall of Hampden House (thanks to Andy Pagin for confirmation).
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