Escargot - Somerset Style

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2072
Date Released
17 Feb 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Escargot - Somerset Style. DESCRIPTION: A restaurant owner in the Mendip Hills has unearthed an old Somerset delicacy - the garden snail. With all the skill of a French Escargot Chef, he’s built up quite a reputation among gourmets in the West. SHOTLIST: MCU pan down man pouring cider into cooking pot. GV pan Miners’ Arms Restaurant, Mendip Hills. CU snail. CU Paul Leyton (owner) picking up snails from batch in garden. MS ditto. CU batch of snails. MS pan Paul Leyton takes snails into kitchen. MCU snails poured into pot. MS snail being stuffed. BCU ditto. MCU ditto. MS snails prepared for serving in kitchen. 2 shots Paul Leyton serves snails to two customers. MCU male customer looking at snails. MCU woman eating snail. CU pan up ditto.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Food and cooking
Locations
United Kingdom; Somerset; Priddy; Mendip Hills
Card file number
94440
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Escargot - Somerset Style', British Movietone News Issue No. 2072, 17 Feb 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27753 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)