Amanda
Flanders and Tamsin Pearce got to know each other when they both
worked on a very popular TV soap and during their time on the show they became
firm friends.
In addition to the soap they had also worked in the
theatre and even in pantomime.
Amanda had lived on Teardrop Lake all her life and
she still lived in Forest
Lodge with her brother Peter and his wife Claire when she wasn’t away working.
Tamsin
also lived on the lake, though she had only been there for the last six years,
and she had a flat in Dancingdean Hall.
They
both worked away for a lot of the time, sometimes working on things together
and sometimes not.
But
they always made a bee line for Teardrop when there was a break in their busy
schedules.
Which
wasn’t as often as they would have liked but on the reverse it did mean they
were working.
The
last time they were home was in February, over the Valentines weekend and the
weather was very kind to them and they even managed to do a bit of sailing and
a riding out which were two of their favourite pastimes.
And as
there was no romance on offer at the time they took advantage of the Lake and
the woods.
Successful
actresses they may well have been but neither of them had been able to repeat
that success in the man department despite their obvious attributes.
At 30 years old,
Amanda was stunningly attractive, slim with shoulder length brunette hair and
hazel eyes but even Tamsin, who was three years older, put her friend in the
shade with her looks.
Tamsin was
slightly taller and a little curvier than Amanda with a shock of flame red
hair.
Their problem was
that in their profession it was difficult to meet men, well the right kind of
men anyway.
They
were fed up of being hit on by all the usual suspects.
Men
who wanted to either been seen with a famous actress on their arm or wanted the
glamour lifestyle they imagined went with being a successful actor or just
wanted to have sex with a celebrity.
There
was another alternative to those types of men, which was to date someone from
their own world, someone on a par with them but in their experience actors
tended to have huge egos and small personalities.
So
they were no different to any other human being, looking for love or
companionship or a family.
What
they needed was someone who would like them or love them for who they were
rather than thinking of them as a backstage pass to a celebrity life.
It was May before
they both had chance to take a break and it was the first of June when they
arrived on the Lake.
They had decided
to take off a couple of months and do some writing, they had been bouncing
ideas off each other for a few years and they had committed some of it to paper
but they thought as there was a break in their schedules they would give it a
proper go.
Her brother, Peter
Lutchford was a renowned film director and producer and had his own production
company, Teardrop Productions and he had said that if they presented him with a
half decent screenplay he would consider taking it on.
So it was a no
brainer really, they had nothing to lose, they would still get out on the Lake
and sail and ride out in the forest as well as doing some writing.
Amanda Flanders
always called Peter “brother” but he was actually her half-brother, they had
the same mother but different fathers.
But she never drew
any distinction, she just loved him as her big brother.
Tamsin
on the other hand was from a large family she was the middle child of 5, two
elder brothers and two younger sisters and she was the only one who lived in
England, her siblings were scattered to the four corners of the globe and her
parents had retired to Spain.
So
she was kind of adopted into the Flanders family and was as close to Amanda as
any sister ever could be.
The
girls had been home for a couple of days and bright and early on Monday morning
they were up and out for an early ride.
Tamsin
drove down from Dancingdean House and picked up Amanda on the way and then they
drove a mile or so to the stables in Shallowfield.
Tamsin
parked the car and then they walked towards the stable block.
“Does
my bum look big in these jodhpurs?” Tamsin asked not really happy with the fit
“No”
Amanda replied after having a look
Tamsin
seemed happy with her reply
“Your
arse looks big in whatever you wear, it’s not the jodhpurs” Amanda added and
ran off laughing
“You
cheeky cow” Tam said chasing after her “we can’t all be little miss bony butt”
It
had been such a beautiful morning that they rode considerably further and
longer than they originally intended.
On
the way back to the stables they decided to walk the horse’s part of the way to
rest them a little.
So
they were walking down the northern perimeter road and both girls were spattered in mud.
They were just
passing the gate of Chapel House as Ellen Huston was just getting out of her
car.
She gave them a
wave and they waved back and then there was a bit of a commotion ahead of them
and two men suddenly appeared from the woods causing Amanda’s horse to rear up.
“Whoa! Steady old
thing” she said as she tried to calm him down
Tamsin took hold
of her horse and lead him aside by the bridle.
“Alright” Amanda
said patting the horse’s neck
Once she had
complete control and order had been restored one of the men said
“We’re terribly
sorry”
“We didn’t mean to
startle you” said the other one
“No harm done”
Amanda responded and as she turned around she added
“Good heavens”
It was at that
point that Tamsin also looked at their bushwhackers
“Damn I think I’m
seeing double” she said
What they were
actually seeing were twins, identical twins,
Around thirty five
years old, over six feet tall, pleasant looking with short sandy hair.
“Identical twins”
Amanda said
“Ian Bishop” the first one said
“Dave” added the
other
“Amanda Flanders”
she said
“And Tamsin
Pearce” Tammy chimed in
“We’re not quite
identical” Ian said and lifted the hair away from his forehead to reveal a
horizontal 4 inch scar
“I got him with a
Cricket bat when we were seven” Dave confessed proudly and Amanda thought the
scar was rather fetching.
“I don’t think
they recognize us” Tamsin said
“Really?” she said
and the two men looked puzzled
“I’m sorry should
we know you?” Ian asked
“Well we’ve never
met” Tamsin replied enigmatically
“Are you famous
then?” Dave asked
“A bit famous yes”
Amanda admitted
“We’re
actresses”
That
revelation left them unmoved and after five minutes of listing their extensive
credits it appeared that they didn’t watch TV or read the tabloids.
“What
about films?” Tamsin asked “Do you watch films?”
“Yes
we do watch films” Ian said
“Excellent”
Amanda said
“But”
Dave qualified “We tend to watch 30s and 40s films Barbara Stanwyck, James
Stewart, Clark Gable, and Carole Lombard”
“No
we weren’t in any of those” Tamsin said
They
had been walking and talking and they were soon approaching the Shallowfield
Lodge Hotel.
“So
what do you two do for a living?” Amanda asked
“We are academics”
Ian said
“Oh?”
“Yes
from Abbottsford University” he added
“So
you’re geeks” Tamsin said
“Science
geeks” Dave accepted
“Even
worse than that we are Christian Science geeks” Ian added
“Though
not Christian Scientists in the rather more disturbing and sinister sense of
the term”
“I’m
glad to hear it” Amanda said and they were all laughing when she asked
“So
why are you at Teardrop?”
“We’re
surveying the Chapel site” Ian said
“Are
you staying at the Lodge?” Tamsin asked nodding in its direction
“Yes”
Dave said “We’re sorry again for startling you both”
“Perhaps
we could take you for coffee by way of an apology?” Ian suggested
“Well
we need to get these old fellas back stable to the and rub them down” Amanda
explained as she mounted her horse “But why not come to us for lunch”
“That’s
very kind of you” he said “So yes”
“Good
its Forest Lodge the third house along from the Hotel” Amanda said “About 1.30
ok for you?”
“Yes
perfect” They both said
Amanda
and Tamsin rode back to the stables and rubbed down and groomed the horses
before driving back to Forest Lodge via Tamsin’s flat so she could pick up a
change of clothes.
“Hi Peter” Amanda said as they walked into the
house
“We have a couple of archaeologists coming for
lunch”
“Oh ok” he said
“I’m going up to get changed” Amanda said and
whispered something to Peter and he nodded, then a few moments later he said
“Are you sure you should be wearing Jodhpurs
with your figure Tam?”
“Did she tell you to say that?” Tamsin yelled
“you’re a pig Peter Lutchford”
Then she shouted up the stairs
“And so is your sister”
“You look gorgeous as usual” he said and
hugged her
“Amanda’s just jealous because she’s all skin
and bone”
“Yes she is isn’t she?” Tamsin agreed
“Yes, she looks like she’s been through a
famine” he said “And you look like you caused it”
As soon as the last word passed his lips Peter
ran and Tamsin chased him through the kitchen and out onto the patio and then
across the lawn and out through the side gate just as the Bishops were walking
down the drive.
“You can’t hit me, I think our guests have
arrived” Peter said
“I’ll get you later” Tamsin said
“Ian and David Bishop this is...”
“Peter Lutchford” David said shaking his hand
warmly “very pleased to meet you sir”
“It’s an honour sir” David said and took over
the hand shaking
“Call me Peter” he said “only the tax man
calls me sir”
“Oh I see” Tamsin said “you recognise a crusty
old film director but you didn’t know who the gorgeous multi-talented actresses
were”
“That’s because Peter directed a series of
historical documentaries which were extraordinary and ground breaking”
“Is that an in joke in your profession?”
Amanda asked suddenly appearing in a lemon coloured dress.
“Would you believe it Mand they recognised
Peter”
“Typical archaeologists” Amanda said
“They probably recognised him because he’s an
old fossil”
The girls just fell about laughing
“Come on in you two I need some moral support” Peter
said
Tamsin
had also been upstairs to change and had returned wearing a summer dress and
joined the others sitting on the patio as Peter said
“So
Amanda tells me you’re academic’s doing something up at the Chapel”
“I
think we may have slightly mislead them we are actually Professors from
Abbottsford University”
“You’re
Professors?” Tamsin said
“Yes Archaeology Professors” Dave
explained
“Aren’t
you a bit young for that?” Peter asked
“Leave
them alone Methuselah” Amanda said
“I
was only saying”
“We are
older than we look” Ian said
“I
thought you were geeks” Amanda said “But you’re actually super geeks”
“Well
Professors, so what is it you’re doing at the Chapel?” Peter asked
“Initially
we’re going to survey the site using GPR” Ian said
“In
non-geek please Prof” Amanda said
“Sorry
Ground Penetrating Radar”
“We’ve
been wanting to do a survey of the site for a number of years, but we could
never get approval from the preservation society”
“That
would have been Daniel Travers” Peter said
“Indeed
Mr Travers wasn’t at all keen” Ian added
“He
could be a difficult man” Peter said
“We
applaud his passion for the Chapel and his fervent desire to protect it, he was
a good man” Dave
“Did
you ever meet him?” Amanda asked
“Yes
several times and his wife Winnie” Ian replied
“She
was a marvellous woman”
“She
always fed us cake” Dave said
“Yes
she was a diamond” Peter agreed
“We
were very sad to hear they had both passed”
Dave
added
There
was a brief break for lunch during which the enthusiastic Bishop Brothers told
them the unabridged legend of Olwen’s Chapel and the Christian Lady who
persuaded her husband the pagan King to grant her permission to build a secret
Chapel in the forest.
This
was followed by a brief period of non geeky conversation and then Ian continued
“We
won’t be digging anywhere on the site until we thoroughly analyse the results
of the GPR”
“The
ground penetrating doodah” Tamsin said helpfully
“So
what are you hoping to find?” Peter asked
“Well
with us being archaeologists and Christians, the Chapel is particularly close
to our hearts and we believe through our research that there was a lot more to
the Chapel than the Victorians discovered” Dave said
“We
believe there is a lot more to the sight than an old wooden Church and a few
stones, so we will bring in the ground penetrating doodah to find her secrets
over the next week or so”
Ian
explained
“And
if the radar doesn’t confirm your theory?” Peter said
“Then
we will leave it as we found it” Dave said
Over
the next few days the weather turned more than a little inclement so Amanda and
Tamsin set themselves up in the latter’s flat to do some writing.
But
ideas that had come to them so readily on studio sets or in theatre dressing
rooms failed to materialise when they had plenty of time to expand upon
them.
They
pored over the copious notes in their numerous note books but they could do
nothing with any of them.
After
three days inside Tammy’s flat banging their heads against a brick wall the
weather brightened up considerably so they set up on the patio at Forest Lodge.
But
even the change of scene and some lovely June sunshine failed to energise their
brain cells.
“Do
you think we’ve bitten off more than we can chew?” Tamsin said
“No I
don’t” Amanda replied “We can do this”
“Are
you sure?”
“I
know we are just as capable as most of those spotty graduates, with no life
experience who churn out that mindless rubbish for the soaps” said Amanda
“But
we’ve been at it for four days and we don’t even have a synopsis” Tamsin said
“We just need the hook, the idea, and once we have that we’ll be away” she said confidently
They
broke for lunch and then two hours later they still hadn’t made a beginning.
“Come
on let’s go for a walk and get inspired” Amanda said positively.
“Thank
God you’re so sensible”
“It’s
a blessing and a curse” She said
They
walked along the southern perimeter road and went anticlockwise around the
lake.
“We
should choose something we know about” Amanda suggested “Something familiar to
us”
“Acting”
said Tam
“Possibly”
“Teardrop
then” she said “We know about that and you grew up here”
“Well
that’s a good starting place” Amanda agreed
“What
about characters?”
“Well
we both know plenty of those” Tamsin said and laughed
As
they passed each house in turn they proposed increasingly larger than life and
flamboyant back stories for the occupants.
When
they reached the eastern end of the Lake they began the uphill section leading
up to the cliff top and as they were on the downhill stretch of the northern
road Tamsin suddenly suggested
“Let’s
go and see what the yummy professors are up to”
“Yummy
Professors?” Amanda questioned mockingly
“Don’t
you give me that” Tam said “I saw the way you were looking at the one with the
scar, and the way you hung on his every word”
“I
don’t know what you mean” she said innocently “I was merely being polite”
“Poppycock”
Tamsin exclaimed
“And
I’m not the one who called them yummy” Amanda pointed out
“They
are nice though” she added
“Yes
they are aren’t they” Tamsin agreed
“But
apart from being yummy” Amanda said
“I
think it’s really cool that they have no idea who we are”
“I
know” Tam agreed “isn’t it brilliant”
“It’s
so refreshing” Amanda added
“I
really hate it when I go on a date and they know more about me than I do” Tam said
“Me
too” Amanda agreed “I particularly dislike it when they correct you”
“I
know that’s so annoying” Tam concurred
“So
it will be nice to go out with the Profs and tell them about ourselves”
“They
might google us” Amanda said
“Oh I
do hope so” Tam replied
“You
dirty mare” she said and then emitted a very dirty chuckle
“Shall
we then?” Tamsin asked
“Absolutely”
As
they got close to the path to the Chapel a thought suddenly dawned on Amanda
“Hang
on we don’t even know if they’re interested in us, they might prefer geeky
girls, brainiacs”
“Nonsense”
Tamsin said “We’re gorgeous”
“But
is that enough for them?” Amanda asked doubtfully
“Don’t
start back peddling now” Tamsin said forcefully “we are enough for any man”
“You’re
absolutely right” she agreed “what was I thinking? Let’s go”
They
walked along the path and emerged to find the two yummy Professors engaged in
good humoured conversation with a local man Colin McCredie.
Colin
was a small thin man in his 60s and was the St Mary’s Church Warden and more
importantly as far as Olwen’s Chapel was concerned was the Chairman of the
Preservation Society.
“Well
I’ll convene an emergency meeting of the full committee for tomorrow evening”
he said “so you can present your findings”
“Excellent”
Ian Bishop said shaking his hand and then Dave did the same before he turned
and headed towards the path where the girls were stood.
“Good
afternoon ladies” he said and touched the brim of his hat
“Hello
Mr McCredie” Amanda said and Tamsin smiled, then they walked towards the
Bishops
“Its
good news then?” Amanda said as they approached
“Oh
hello, yes its very good news” Ian said
“So
you found what you were looking for?” Tamsin said clearly directing her inquiry
to Dave Bishop.
“Yes
indeed” he replied “and more”
“How
intriguing” Tamsin said “do tell?”
“Well
that path that you came in on, which has been used as the path to the Chapel
since the Victorians rediscovered the site, was not the one used by Olwen and
her fellow worshipers more than a thousand years ago” Dave said “And…”
“And
why don’t we tell you the rest over dinner tonight?” Ian interrupted
“What
a great idea” he agreed
“That
would be lovely” Tamsin replied but Ian’s eyes were firmly on Amanda.
“Yes
thank you” she said directly to him
“Great
we’ll pick you up at 7.30am” Dave suggested
“It’s
probably better if we pick you up” Tamsin suggested
“I
live at the other end of the lake”
“Oh
ok” he said
Tamsin
drove to Amanda’s and then picked up the Bishops from the Shallowfield Lodge.
The
Professors had booked a table at the Phoenix Restaurant in Shallowfield.
As
they sat drinking their aperitif’s the yummy Professors took turns telling them
the story of the Chapel and how they secretly cleared a large area of forest
and built a small timber Chapel to Olwen’s specific design with only a small
number of trusted woodsman knowing what was being built in the woods.
Stones
brought from Thanet Island were placed around the outline of the building, and
the Lindisfarne Altar stone was given pride of place.
While
they ate their starters they elaborated on what they had since discovered,
local flag stones formed the floor and there was also a large baptismal bowl
set into the floor on one side of the transept where Olwen’s husband King Ryce
and their children were baptized.
“The
baptismal water was drawn from a natural spring besides the clearing, which the
faithful believed only sprang forth when the church was completed” Ian said
“That’s
amazing” Tamsin said “and you found all that out with the ground thingy
doodah?”
“And
about 10 years of research” Dave said
“So
how old was Olwen when she married the King?” Amanda asked
“She
was 17” Ian replied “that was in 645”
“Wow
she sounds like she was a remarkable woman” she said
“We
should right her story Tam”
“I
think you’re right” she agreed
“Writing?”
Dave asked confused “We thought you were actors”
“We
are” Amanda replied “But we’ve got the summer off and thought we would do some
writing”
“Oh I
see” Ian said
“It
will give us something to fall back on when our looks start to fade”
“You
won’t have to worry about that for a very long time” Ian said
“Oh
thank you” she responded, with a girlie giggle and blushed
When
the main course arrived and Amanda had stopped blushing she asked
“So
what happens after you see the committee tomorrow?”
“We
pack up and return to Abbottsford” Dave said
“What?
You’re leaving?” Amanda said barely able to hide her disappointment
“What
if they say yes, you can excavate?” Tamsin asked
“We
fully expect that they will say yes” Ian explained “Which is why we need to go
back”
“I
don’t understand” Amanda asked
“Well
we need different equipment and we need help on the ground” he said “so we need
to recruit those students who aren’t already going away for summer”
“Some
of whom may already have signed up for other digs, so we need to persuade them
that our dig is more significant”
“So
how long will you be gone?” Amanda asked
“Well
I would say at the very least” Ian mused “two weeks”
“Well
that’s alright then” she said and laughed
After
that the conversation turned to more 21st century topics and Tamsin
was easily persuaded to relinquish her designated driver status so after the
meal was over and the bill was settled they all tottered off in the direction
of the lake.
They
walked arm in arm more out of necessity than familiarity as none of them were
steady enough on their feet to go solo.
But
when they reached the Hotel there was a collective clearing of the heads to
facilitate very satisfactory good night kisses.
The
two actresses proceeded on to Forest Lodge alone and after about 20 yards they
looked at each other and said in unison “Yummy”
The
Bishop boys stood by the Hotel entrance and looked on as the girls walked up
the Lane and although they heard their laughter they didn’t hear what they had
said.
Being
the worse for drink Tamsin stayed the night with Amanda but despite their
condition the next morning they appeared downstairs bright and early to start
work.
Peter
went into Shallowfield and got Tamsin’s car from the restaurant just in case
she was still over the limit, which she probably was.
So
with a mug of black coffee each they sat out on the patio in their pyjamas and
started writing and now that they had their subject matter the words just
flowed.
“Well
that’s a respectable start” Amanda said
“Yes
it is” Tamsin agreed “of course you do realise we will need regular input from
the Profs”
“How
is it you manage to make everything sound dirty” Amanda asked
“It’s
just a knack” she replied
The
writing went so well that they were still in their night clothes when Peter
made them omelettes for lunch and they still hadn’t dressed in time for
afternoon tea.
“Right
you pair of mingers” Peter said “as soon as you’ve finished your tea go and get
dressed”
“Ok
bossy” Amanda said “What’s the rush”
“I’m
burning dead meat for dinner” he replied “and we have company”
She
didn’t bother asking who the guests were as there were always people at the
house, from the studio or the production company.
Peter
would tell her if it was someone she wanted to avoid but as he didn’t mention
anything she didn’t bother asking.
“Ok
I’m on my way” she said obediently “read this while I’m getting changed” she
said and handed him her laptop.
“I’d
better go home and change, I’ve exhausted my clean clothes stash” Tamsin said
“I presume I am invited”
“Of
course you are, just wear something nice, wear a dress, something flattering on
the hips” he said and chuckled
“I
really hate you Peter Lutchford” she said and kissed his forehead and headed
into the house “Thanks for picking up the car”
Peter’s
wife Claire came home from the Health Centre at about six o’clock and her
husband greeted her with a large gin and tonic
“Bless
you darling” she said and took the drink and kissed him
“Do I
have time for a soak?” she asked with eyes that said “please say yes”
“Of
course” he replied “everything is prepared, you have two hours before our
guests arrive”
“I
love you” she said and kissed him
“I
love you too now off you go" he urged and patted her bum I’ll bring you
another drink in half an hour and if you’re lucky I’ll rub your back”
“Ok
darling” she said as she walked away
Peter
took the drink up and was gone for an hour so he started burning the meat at
about seven thirty
“Dinner
will be a little late” he said to Amanda “as the doctor insisted on giving me a
thorough examination”
“Eew
Oooh” she responded I hope you’ve washed your hands
Neither
Tamsin nor Amanda particularly glammed up for the evening but they were both
perfumed and powdered and wearing summer dresses.
There
was a little flair in Tammy’s but she didn’t need to flatter her hips because
she had a nice figure and Peter knew that and she knew he knew it, it was just
a game they played.
“You
look lovely” he said to Amanda
“Thank
you brother dear” she replied and looked across at her friend
Who
looked up and was waiting for his next sentence
“It’s
a shame Tam didn’t make an effort”
Amanda’s
laptop was on the table and as she opened it Peter said
“Well
done you two, that’s really good”
“Did
you read it?” She asked
“Yes
I did”
“So
what did you think? Be honest” Amanda asked
“Suffice
is to say you have my attention” Peter replied
“That’s
good right?” Tamsin asked
“Yes
I liked it very much” he assured her
“The
character studies are good as is the general synopsis”
The
girls looked at each other and smiled
“But
I would just caution you in regard to historical accuracy” he said “and I would
strongly recommend you speak to some experts in the field”
“Ok” they
both said
“Like
them” he added and got up
“Good
to see you” Peter said let me get you both a drink.
If
they had realised the yummy professors were coming they would have glammed up,
but it was too late at that point.
“We
didn’t know you were coming” Amanda said and kissed Ian while Tamsin followed
suit with Dave.
“Haven’t
you got a meeting with Mr McCredie’s society?” she asked
“We’ve
had it” Dave said
“What
do you mean?” Tam asked
“We’ve
had the meeting” he said “it only took ten minutes and they gave us the green
light”
“That’s
fantastic news” they said in unison and took the opportunity to kiss them again
which was when Claire arrived.
“Ah
darling” Peter said “Come and meet the Professors Bishop”
“Ian
and Dave” he said “this is my wife Claire”
With
the introductions done, Peter had to adjourn to the coalface as he called it,
the BBQ to the uninitiated, while Claire dispensed drinks and spoke with Dave
and Tamsin.
Ian
and Amanda ambled away and sat at the table on the lawn.
“So
what is it you need expert help with?” Ian asked
“Peter
was just saying you needed help with something”
“Well
Tamsin and I have decided to write a screen play about Olwen” she said
“In
fact we have already started it”
Ian
was unresponsive.
“You
look doubtful” Amanda
“Well
history isn’t often portrayed well by the arts” Ian explained
“Yes
but we have the extraordinary
and ground breaking Peter Lutchford directing” she said
“Well
that’s a plus” he agreed
“I
thought we, the writers, would probably require some pretty close collaboration
with you, the history geeks”
“Well
we in the realms of academe are always happy to collaborate in the interest of
better understanding between Art and History”
“Good
answer Professor” Amanda said
When
it got to ten o’clock Claire excused herself.
“I’m
sorry to be such a wet blanket” she said “but I have an early start in the
morning”
The
Bishops looked at their watches and apologised profusely for imposing on their
hospitality and stood up.
“No
please don’t go on my account” she insisted “Stay and keep the girls company”
She
then kissed them all and went up to bed.
Ten
minutes later Peter got up and said
“I’ll
just go and tuck her in”
He
never returned, but Amanda didn’t really expected him to, it was their way of
being tactful.
Although
she had notice that Peter was particularly fond of tucking Claire in.
At
the end of the evening, which was sometime after midnight, Amanda and Tamsin
escorted their respective twin to the side gate.
Tamsin
came to a halt just the other side of it and she smiled sheepishly at Amanda as
she walked past and on up the drive a little way.
When
she stopped and glanced back Dave and Tam were already kissing.
Amanda
wasn’t as bold as that.
“So
how long will you be away?” she asked already knowing the answer
“At
least two weeks” he replied
“But
you can ring me any time”
“I may have to phone you
a lot” she said
“I’m counting on it” he
replied and then he could resist no more and kissed her.
Ian and Dave were on the
Chapel site on and off for the two years following their first meeting that
summer, while the girls split their time between acting and writing.
Once the screen play for
Olwen’s Story was completed the flood gates opened and a tsunami of ideas
flooded out of them.
Peter Lutchford directed
and his company produced it and it was to be the first of many collaborations,
the next one was about a Fugitive Cavalier.
As the years went by they
spent more and more of their time writing and less and less acting although
there was always a cameo for them in a Teardrop production whenever they wanted
it.
And the Bishop Brothers
continued to visit Teardrop Lake long after the work was completed on the
Chapel because that was where their wives lived.
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