Postal Deliveries

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2178
Date Released
1 Mar 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Postal Deliveries. DESCRIPTION: Amid the continuing chaos of the postal strike, one Sussex town is delivered. Six of Uckfield’s postmen ignore the strike and continue their local rounds. They’re the carry-on postmen. SHOTLIST: SV postman Eric Hartup down garden path to deliver letter. SV ditto down path. GV Uckfield Post Office. SV interior postman Albert Clark at stamp cancelling machine. SV machine. SV postman Reg Bachelor sorts mail into pigeon holes. SV letters into pigeon holes. SV etc. 2 postmen leave office on round - David Siggs (left). Charles Sergeant (right). CU Charles Sergeant. CU David Siggs. SV postmen part for their rounds. SV Postman Hartup carries mail in basket to van. CU van drives away. LV van leaves PO for rounds. CU sign Uckfield. SV Hartup on rounds. CU Hartup delivers letters to house in country.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Industry and manufacture; Postal services
Locations
United Kingdom; Uckfield
Card file number
96849
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Postal Deliveries', British Movietone News Issue No. 2178, 1 Mar 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28726 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)