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Stig of the Dump |
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Darley Dale, Whatstandwell and Alderwasley are just three of the
locations you may have spotted in this adaptation brought to you by
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The
Popular Children's story Stig of the Dump returned to our screens
in 2002 with much of it filmed in Derbyshire.
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Please
note: We get lots of queries asking if the series is available
on DVD, or if it is to be shown again.
BBC
Derby is not able to answer these queries: for further information
on this you need to contact CBBC via this page:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/contact/
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Stig
Of The Dump was written by Peter Tabern, who also lives in the county,
and is based on the book by Clive King.
Last seen on British television in 1981, Stig won new hearts in
this modern retelling of the famous tale.
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| Geoffrey
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When their
mother goes on holiday with her new boyfriend, Barney (Thomas Sangster)
and his sister Lou (Perdita Weeks) are sent to their grandparents
(Geoffrey Palmer and Phyllida Law) for the summer months.
However, the siblings’ fear of being bored quickly evaporates when
Barney is chased into the forest by local bullies, the infamous Snarget
brothers.
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from the series
In a desperate bid to escape, Barney falls over the edge of a quarry
pit, through a grass roof and straight into the home of a prehistoric
man. Barney befriends this unusual-looking character and names him
Stig (Robert Tannion).
There were plenty of places in the Peak District you may have seen
along the way.
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The
house where Barney and Lou's Grandparents live was one of
the main locations for the series. It is actually in Darley
Dale. Drive along Whitworth Road and you may spot it.
The
quarry where much of the series was set is Dukes Quarry in
Whatstandwell. This is Stig's home and is central to the plot.
In
Episode Three, the pub was actually the Bear Inn at Alderwasley.
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