BRIMSWORTH CENTURY · 1954 · POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION · ROUND 23 · GENERATION 3 BEGINS

1954 · FIRST FETE SINCE 1939

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ACT I — THE GREEN DRESSED IN BUNTING

Henry Sr Sr 54 · Mabel 52 · Henry Senior 30 · Margaret Sr 26 · baby Henry Sr (b. summer 1954) · Mr. Pemberton I 74

DIRECTOR · CAMERA

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Wide — bunting strung corner to corner across Brimsworth green

MEMORY · CHYRON

— the first fete since 1939, and Brimsworth puts on its best frock —

5-CHANNEL CROSSCUT — A CENTURY IN A FRAME

1924 · WEDDING

1934 · RATION DAY

1944 · HOMECOMING

1954 · LIVE

TIMELINE · BRIMSWORTH CENTURY

1924 → 1934 → 1944 → 1954 · kids_born:1 · gen2_active

RECURRING CAST · BRAIN

Mr. Pemberton I (74): "I baked through the rationing. I keep the icing flat. The hand still works, more or less."

LEITMOTIF · 1954 SWING

♪ Big-band swing voicing — C · E · G · C with brass and a brushed snare

[ trumpet · trombone · alto · tenor · piano · bass · brushes ]

FAMILY TREE · 5 GENERATIONS · GEN 3 BEGINS

G0 · Mr. Pemberton I, 74 — village baker since 1908

G1 · Henry Sr Sr Bramble 54 · Mabel 52

G2 · Henry Senior Bramble 30 · Margaret Sr (née Vellum) 26

G3 · Henry Sr Bramble, 0 (b. 1954) — christened today

G4 · — not yet — (the line continues into 2024)

ON-SCREEN CAST · 30 NAMED FETE-GOERS

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