The Cinder Path (film)

The Cinder Path
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Cinder Path by Catherine Cookson
Written by	Alan Seymour
Directed by	Simon Langton
Starring	Lloyd Owen Catherine Zeta-Jones Polly Adams Ralph Ineson Tom Bell Maria Miles Anthony Byrne Rosalind Ayres Victoria Scarborough Lucy Akhurst
Music by	Barrington Pheloung
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer	Ray Marshall
Running time	150 minutes (three episodes of 50 minutes)
Production company	Tyne Tees Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	17 April (1994-04-17) – 1 May 1994 (1994-05-01)

The Cinder Path is a three-part 1994 television series, produced by Yorkshire/Tyne Tees, directed by Simon Langton and based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Cookson.

Plot introduction

In the English countryside of the early 20th century, the prosperous, middle class farmer's son Charlie MacFell must deal with a cruel and tyrannical father and later with a romantic tangle and a problematic marriage. He must keep, as well, a dark secret which must stay hidden at all costs.

Later, he is taken into the British Army fighting on the Western Front of the First World War, where the shadows of his past pursue him and lead to a climax.

Film

• Screenplay: Alan Seymour
• Music: Barrington Pheloung
• Executive Producers: Ray Townsend & Keith Richardson
• Producer: Ray Marshall
• Director: Simon Langton

Cast

• Lloyd Owen – as Charlie MacFell
• Catherine Zeta-Jones – as Victoria Chapman
• Polly Adams - as Florence Chapman
• Ralph Ineson - as Arthur Benton
• Tom Bell - as Edward MacFell
• Maria Miles - as Nellie Chapman
• Anthony Byrne - as Ginger Slater
• Rosalind Ayres - as Mary MacFell
• Victoria Scarborough - as Betty MacFell
• Lucy Akhurst - as Polly Benton
• Declan Donnelly - as stable boy

External links

• The Cinder Path at IMDb