A Seaside Parish
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A Seaside Parish is a British
television
documentary
made by Tiger Aspect Productions
for BBC2 which was first broadcast in 2003. Following the success of A Country Parish
, the programme concerns the life of a new incumbent (known as the Rector) and general parish life in the village of Boscastle
and the adjoining district, a picturesque but isolated community in North Cornwall.
The Rev Christine Musser and her American husband arrived in Boscastle at the start of that year when she was appointed Priest-in-Charge of Boscastle with Davidstow. The programme was also filmed during the Boscastle flood of 2004
.
The Boscastle Group has within it six parishes and seven churches, six of which are Grade II listed buildings. The total area covered by the parishes is more than 20000 acres (80.9 km²), although within that large area the total population is only 1,850 people. The Rector of Boscastle is responsible for seven churches in the village and surrounding district: Forrabury (St Symphorian), Minster (St Merthiana
), St. Juliot, Lesnewth
(St Michael and All Angels), Trevalga (St Petroc), Otterham (St Denis) and Davidstow
(St David).
The programme was followed by the series An Island Parish
in 2007, which focused on the clergy and parishioners of the Isles of Scilly
.
United Kingdom
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television
Television
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documentary
Documentary film
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made by Tiger Aspect Productions
Tiger Aspect Productions
Tiger Aspect Productions is a British television production company, particularly noted for its situation comedies. Co-founded by producer Peter Bennett-Jones, its productions have included popular hits such as The Vicar of Dibley and Mr. Bean...
for BBC2 which was first broadcast in 2003. Following the success of A Country Parish
A Country Parish
A Country Parish is a British television documentary made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC2 which was first broadcast in 2003. The programme concerns the life of Jamie Allen who at the beginning of the series is a young, proactive curate from a working-class background in a none too prosperous...
, the programme concerns the life of a new incumbent (known as the Rector) and general parish life in the village of Boscastle
Boscastle
Boscastle is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Forrabury and Minster. It is situated 14 miles south of Bude and 5 miles north-east of Tintagel....
and the adjoining district, a picturesque but isolated community in North Cornwall.
The Rev Christine Musser and her American husband arrived in Boscastle at the start of that year when she was appointed Priest-in-Charge of Boscastle with Davidstow. The programme was also filmed during the Boscastle flood of 2004
Boscastle flood of 2004
The Boscastle flood of 2004 occurred on Monday, 16 August 2004 in the two villages of Boscastle and Crackington Haven in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The villages suffered extensive damage after flash floods caused by an exceptional amount of rain that fell over eight hours that afternoon...
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The Boscastle Group has within it six parishes and seven churches, six of which are Grade II listed buildings. The total area covered by the parishes is more than 20000 acres (80.9 km²), although within that large area the total population is only 1,850 people. The Rector of Boscastle is responsible for seven churches in the village and surrounding district: Forrabury (St Symphorian), Minster (St Merthiana
Saint Materiana
Saint Materiana is a Welsh saint and princess of the 5th century who is patron of two churches in Cornwall and one in Wales. Alternative spellings are Madrun, Madryn, Merthiana, and Mertheriana: the name was corrupted to Marcelliana in medieval times...
), St. Juliot, Lesnewth
Lesnewth
Lesnewth is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle....
(St Michael and All Angels), Trevalga (St Petroc), Otterham (St Denis) and Davidstow
Davidstow
Davidstow is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is north of Bodmin Moor straddling the A395 road about 3 miles north of Camelford....
(St David).
The programme was followed by the series An Island Parish
An Island Parish
An Island Parish is a British television documentary made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC2. Series one and two covers the lives of residents of the Church of England parish of the Isles of Scilly. These series were supported by the Diocese of Truro...
in 2007, which focused on the clergy and parishioners of the Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...
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