The Children of Dynmouth

1976 novel written by William Trevor
978-0-141-04193-3

The Children of Dynmouth is a 1976 novel written by William Trevor. In 1976, it won the Whitbread Award.

Plot summary

The plot follows Timothy Gedge, a socially inept yet intrusive teenage boy as he wanders around the dull seaside town of Dynmouth, spying on the town's residents. At first this behaviour is seen as merely annoying, even comical, until people begin to realise that his purpose may not be as innocent as initially thought.

Television adaptation

Trevor adapted the novel into a screenplay for BBC Television's Screen Two series. It was directed by Peter Hammond, filmed on location in Sidmouth and broadcast on 19 April 1987. Timothy Gedge was played by Simon Fox, with John Bird, Avril Elgar, Peter Jones and Gary Raymond among the other members of the cast.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Screen Two: The Children of Dynmouth". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "The Children of Dynmouth (1987)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Television". The Guardian. 18 April 1987. p. 29.
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Works by William Trevor
Novels and novellas
  • A Standard of Behaviour (1958)
  • The Old Boys (1964)
  • The Boarding House (1965)
  • The Love Department (1966)
  • Mrs. Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel (1969)
  • Miss Gomez and the Brethren (1971)
  • Elizabeth Alone (1973)
  • The Children of Dynmouth (1976)
  • The Distant Past (1979)
  • Other People's Worlds (1980)
  • Fools of Fortune (1983)
  • Nights at the Alexandra (1987)
  • The Silence in the Garden (1988)
  • Two Lives (1991)
  • Felicia's Journey (1994)
  • Death in Summer (1998)
  • The Story of Lucy Gault (2002)
  • Love and Summer (2009)
Short story collections
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