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Friendly InvasionA 1st Take Production Written and Presented by Henry Buckton Directed by David Rogers Cameraman Andy Warren Running Time: 90 mins. Based on the book of the same title, the film of 'Friendly Invasion' has been produced as a commercial DVD/Video by 1st Take of Bristol. Similar to the book, the film examines the different types of relationships that were forged between the British public and American GIs during World War II. The film was shot on location all over southern England, and includes interviews with many people who remember the Yanks from the time, such as Betty Hockey who ran a concert party and entertained troops camped around Dorset. At the Cobatton Combat Collection near Barnstaple, curator Preston Issac describes a few items connected with the Americans in the area, such as a carbine rifle given to a lady from Bude by an American, in order to defend herself. At Parham airfield near Framlingham in Suffolk, Le Roy Keeping describes what it was like being an American in Britain, serving with the 390th Bomb Group. Filming also took place in venues as far afield as Cheltenham, Gloucester, Ross-on-Wye, Axminster, Beaminster, Dorchester, Bournemouth, and Bury St Edmunds. The film ends at the Cambridge American Cemetery, where there are the graves of nearly 4,000 Americans who died in the defence of Britain. The film is available through shops, or direct from the production company by visiting their website.
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