Andrew ellams is most famous for playing matthew gore in the show chocky in 19841986. Sadly, andrew ellams makes what is effectively a cameo appearance in the first and last episodes and this makes for a disappointing story based. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Chocky john wyndham ballantine 1968 bce midwich cuckoos. Chocky is a science fiction novel by british writer john wyndham. Apr 04, 2018 view andrew ellams profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Its a really good premise for a series, especially down to the little details of what chocky asks our boy hero. The 1984 childrens tv series chocky, chockys children and chockys challenge, were based on the 1968 novel. Andrew ellams s films include chocky, chocky s children, and chocky s challenge. He won the trksponsored l33t of the w33k awards for two weeks running. The bbc produced a radio adaption by john tydeman in 1967. View andy books profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
First transmitted in 1984, chocky is a sixpart tv adaptation of john wyndhams clever novel. With the success of the british script editor and writer anthony reads thames tv adaptation of john wyndhams novel chocky in 1984, there came a rare opportunity to expand on the original story and explore related themes in greater detail when the wyndham estate allowed read to pen this, his own followup, entitled chockys children. It was first published as a novelette in the march 1963 issue of amazing stories and later developed into a novel in 1968, published by michael joseph. Chocky is a 1984 childrens sixpart television drama based on the 1968 novel of the same. The 1984 childrens tv series chocky, chocky s children and chocky s challenge, were based on the 1968 novel. With a fantastic cast including carol drinkwater all creatures great and small, james hazeldine londons burning and introducing andrew ellams as matthew, the chocky trilogy is set to captivate a whole new generation. He was the script editor of doctor who during the sylvester mccoy era of the show between 1987 and 1989. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover andrews connections and jobs at similar companies.
Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. Im a big fan of david baldacci, and i absolutely love his amos decker. Aug 12, 2018 the cast are uniformly excellent with wyrd britain regular, james hazeldine the omega factor, the last train, ride, ride and carol drinkwater all creatures great and small as matthews parents providing solid performances around which the show revolves and with andrew ellams producing a nicely measured performance as matthew pulling off. Support the guardian available for everyone, funded by readers. Leigh is a reluctant member of the british music establishment as the only person, apart from holst and vaughan williams, to have run the music departments at james allens girls school and st pauls girls school. I was told adamantly by the cult faction guvnor brett summers that this is a must watch and once again he was absolutely right. Chocky is the first part of a classic scifi trilogy from the 80s which includes chockys children and chockys challenge. Hailed by a new york times reporter as someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in america, andy andrews is a bestselling novelist, speaker, and consultant for the worlds largest corporations and organizations. Andrew ellams, carol drinkwater, glynis books, james hazeldine. Chockys challenge 1985 includes the odd spoiler or two the third, final and weakest of the three chocky serials. Andrew came to st paul s as head of economics in 2012 and was appointed assistant head, director of studies in 20, with responsibility for academic matters throughout the school. Im here to tell you that tv creams friends at revelation films have reissued chocky on dvd now with an exclusive interview with andrew ellams who, erm, played you.
The main character matthew was played by andrew ellams and glynis brooks played the haunting voice of chocky. After studying philosophy, politics and economics at oxford university, uk, ellams became an economics teacher at st. Adapted from the john wyndham novel, parents of schoolboy matthew gore are beginning to notice a change in their son. View andrew ellams profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. We recently conducted a poll among visitors and the memory man series was voted the 8th most favourite series by all readers. Matthew, now chockyfree but missing that sense of inner connection, goes to stay with his arty aunt cissie while. With a fantastic cast including carol drinkwater all creatures great and small, james hazeldine london s burning and introducing andrew ellams as matthew, the chocky trilogy is set to captivate a whole new generation. Sadly john wyndham died in march 1969 but his books are still. Leigh is a reluctant member of the british music establishment as the only person, apart from holst and vaughan williams, to have run the music departments at james allens girls school and st pauls girls. Andrew ellams was one of thames tvs bright new stars, in the hit show chocky.
The andrew luck book club the indianapolis colts quarterback is the nfls unofficial librarian as he constantly recommends books to his teammates. The strange friendship between a young boy from earth. Ella s books is a business that specialises in designing bespoke photo books using your photos. Matthew andrew ellams chats with chocky, from the first series. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover andys connections. Revelation films released the first series of chocky on dvd on 22 march 2010. Andrew cartmel is the author of written in dead wax 3.
Chocky s challenge 1985 includes the odd spoiler or two the third, final and weakest of the three chocky serials. I used it for an hour and a half and put it in the closet. Two further series were also produced called chocky s children six episodes 1985 and chocky s challenge six episodes 1986. With james hazeldine, carol drinkwater, andrew ellams, glynis brooks. Young matthew gore andrew ellams has started to improve at school, much to the delight of his parents. He was born in 1972, so he was only 12 years old when he played the role. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know.
He is the author of the new york times bestsellers the noticer, how do you kill 11 million people. He is particularly interested in the association of ideas between different disciplines and enjoys unpicking the social, political and philosophical aspects of contemporary economic issues. It was first broadcast on itv in the united kingdom from 9 january to february 1984. Chocky is a 1984 childrens sixpart television drama based on the 1968 novel of the same name by john wyndham. Chocky is the most lowkey of all wyndhams novels but thames succeeded in turning it into a rather. The cast are uniformly excellent with wyrd britain regular, james hazeldine the omega factor, the last train, ride, ride and carol drinkwater all creatures great and small as matthews parents providing solid performances around which the show revolves and with andrew ellams producing a nicely measured performance as matthew pulling off. Annabel worrell and andrew ellams the chocky trilogy 1984 complete series dvd 3 disc season 1, 2, 3 region 0, aust import 5. All were written by anthony read, directed by vic hughes and produced by thames television. Join facebook to connect with andrew ellams and others you may know. Mar 08, 2014 ive just finished watching thames televisions 1984 adaptation of john wyndhams chocky.
What his parents dont know is that matthews improved abilities are the result of chocky glynis brooks, a telepathic alien who has entered matthews mind in order to learn about the earth. He has also worked as a script editor on other television series, as a magazine editor, as. With the success of the british script editor and writer anthony reads thames tv adaptation of john wyndhams novel chocky in 1984, there came a rare opportunity to expand on the original story and explore related themes in greater detail when the wyndham estate allowed read to pen this, his own followup, entitled chocky s children. It dug up the memories of the tv series which fascinated me when i was 8. James hazeldine, carol drinkwater, andrew ellams, glynis brooks, penny brownjohn, zoe hart, colin mccormack, devin. John wyndham was born john wyndham parkes lucas beynon harris in the village of knowle, in warwickshire.
Andrew ellams played matthew in all three series alongside james hazeldine as his father. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The writing really is ahead of its time like all of john wyndhams books. Chocky is the first part of a classic scifi trilogy from the 80s which includes chocky s children and chocky s challenge. Adapted from john wyndham books that nobody read telly. Join facebook to connect with ellams andy and others you may know. See me now, in my dryiceanddiscolight forcefield as i loiter around the foot of your bed. Andrew ellams senior deputy head and director of studies.
Chocky is a childrens sciencefiction classic of the 1980s, based on the novel by john wyndham. Gertrude parkes, wyndhams mother, was the daughter of an ironmaster. Join facebook to connect with andy ellams and others you may know. Sep 21, 2012 the finnish chocky and the art of localising the untranslatable. Id read john wyndhams leastadmired book chocky several years before the 1983. Bbc radio 4 presented a reading by andrew burt of the novel in seven. After previously working in publishing, ella had an idea to save people from insanity by putting their precious photos into bespoke books that will last a lifetime. Matthew, an apparently normal 12yearold boy, starts talking to an invisible presence called chocky, who quizzes him on a wide variety of subjects as if unfamiliar with life on earth. His schoolwork has dramatically improved and hes developed many new talents. Sep 14, 2016 matthew andrew ellams seems to be a welladjusted middle class boy but he is being manipulated by chocky, a voice in his head, unseen in the book but visualised in the tv series. Two further series were also produced called chockys children six episodes 1985 and chockys challenge six episodes 1986. Andrew ellams is astonishing as the boy visited by chocky.
Matthew is pretty ordinary, apart from the alien possession thing of course. Matthew, now chockyfree but missing that sense of inner connection, goes to stay with his arty aunt cissie while his parents jet off on a businessandpleasure trip to hong kong. Chockys children, from 1985, is perhaps a bit more satisfying purely as tv, even if, to be so, it has to drop the more atmospheric elements of the first series. Chocky, chockys children and chockys challenge uk import, region 2 pal format. Sep 02, 2019 view andy books profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Sadly, andrew ellams makes what is effectively a cameo appearance in the first and last episodes and this makes for a disappointing story based around albertine and other chocky associated children. He has written some of the best scifi books there is. These days kids shows are full of wannabes who have drama lessons, whereas in the old days they plucked kids off the street who were right for the part and andrew has it in bunches. Matthew andrew ellams seems to be a welladjusted middle class boy but he is being manipulated by chocky, a voice in his head, unseen in the book but visualised in the tv series.
These days kids shows are full of wannabes who have drama lessons, whereas in the old days they plucked kids off the street who were right for the part and andrew. And for me the boy playing matthew andrew ellams, stole the show. The tv adaptation was pitched as a childrens series but its one of those rare childrens series that is perfectly watchable by adults. They were written by anthony read and produced by thames television. Title screen of the chocky tv series with the name john wyndham. Its a beautifully made series that just like the book exists in the hinterland. The children are able to talk telepathically and mathew is convinced that chocky is now helping albertine. Two sixpart sequels chocky s children 1985 and chocky s challenge 1986were later produced. This series takes up their story just as albertine is graduating from college. A bit too scary for me in its first incarnation but i enjoyed chockys children even if.