Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden

Miniseries

1998 · 5 episodes · 2h 30m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Roots and Sideshots

   9 Oct 1998 · 30 min

   This episode focuses on his early life and influences. Including interviews with his widow Lynda and identical twin brother Tony, as well as other relatives and friends. Narrated by Richard Briers

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   2. The Barnsdale Story

   16 Oct 1998 · 30 min

   This episode tells the history of the two "Barnsdale" gardens that were Geoff's pride and joy, and became familiar to viewers through years of exposure on Gardeners' World. Friends and relatives recall the work put into creating them, and reveal what their success meant to him. Narrated by Richard Briers.

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   3. The Great Communicator

   23 Oct 1998 · 30 min

   This episode tells how Geoff communicated his passion for gardening to viewers and his fellow horticulturists, including Henry Kelly, Alan Titchmarsh and Gay Search, who share their memories of their friend and colleague.

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   4. Cheap and Cheerful

   30 Oct 1998 · 30 min

   This episode concentrates on money-saving measures for cash-strapped gardeners, which became Geoff's trademark, including discarded orange boxes used as cold-frames and frost-beating polythene cloches. Includes unseen archive footage and interviews with widow Lynda and colleagues at Barnsdale. Narrated by Richard Briers.

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   5. A Friend of the Earth

   6 Nov 1998 · 30 min

   In this episode, botanist David Bellamy and Geoff's relatives recall his love of nature, and the strongly held beliefs which led him to campaign against chemical fertilisers and pesticides. Geoff's campaign to eradicate the garden use of peat, and stone from endangered limestone pavements, are also recalled. Narrated by Richard Briers.