AFTER we touched upon an obscure film which was shot in Weymouth we've found out a bit more information from Looking Back readers.

Last week Audrey Russell of Portland was asking about the film of Precious Bane which was shot in Bincombe, Weymouth.

It tells the story of a heroine with a harelip who finds true love.

There is still little evidence of this adaptation of the Mary Webb book ever having been released, with a 1989 BBC version and a 1957 TV series listed on the Internet Movie Database not appearing to be the Bincombe-shot version.

Bob Fox, of Dorchester, said he was very interested to see the article because he was also an extra in the Precious Bane filmed at Bincombe.

He said: "I often wondered whether it had ever been released.

"I, too, took a part as an extra and remember having to run up the field to a haycart, carrying a flagon of liquid (supposedly cider) and handing it over to one of the actors.

"I was on leave from the RAF at the time and many of the villagers of Upwey and Bincombe earned a few quid as extras - there were quite a few of us involved.

"I recall the film director halting the filming at one point as traffic could be seen in the distance coming down the Ridgeway.

"Whether the film did actually make it to the cinemas I've never been able to find out.

"There was a subsequent film made for BBC Television in later years, around 1989, I think.

"Did the original film ever reach the screens? Does anyone know?

"There's no reference to it on the internet as far as I can see."

Here at Looking Back we also heard from Roy Pashen, who is related to Audrey and also appeared as an extra in the film.

He said: "It was a long time ago and I remember being an extra but I've never seen the film or heard of it since.

"There was quite a lot of us who were in it. We all had to dress up. None of us had a speaking part - myself and my sister who was in it were required to walk behind the wagons. I was the lad who had to carry the flagon."

Roy said he would love to see the film he was in and thinks that two of the actors who starred in it were Ann Todd and Robert or Richard Donate.

*One last point of interest from local film expert Mike Lee, who has very kindly extended his field of expertise to television, is on children's TV programme Caravan Time.

Mike was wondering if anyone remembers Caravan Time visiting Weymouth beach during its time of broadcast from 1956 to 1961.

The Children's Television Caravan was an outside broadcast unit which traversed the British Isles during the summer.

When it arrived, it would let down one of its sides and form a miniature stage on which a team made up of a compere and master of ceremonies, two clowns, a pianist and a drummer provided continually changing entertainment.

Local children, chosen for their talent, would appear in the caravan theatre as a regualr part of the programme.

Caravan Time was compered by Jeremy Geidt with resident artists Clive Dunn (as Mr Crumpet) and Elton Hayes.

One show from Woburn Abbey had the Duke of Bedford and the masked Lone Ranger on stage at the same time in front of 500 screaming teenagers in the pouring rain.

So, it's over to Looking Back readers - let us know if you remember the travelling caravan visiting Weymouth beach to entertain.

More recently, last September to be precise, the beach still proved itself to be popular with the makers of children's TV.

Presenters Dick and Dom filmed a segment for their show Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom on Weymouth beach in which they destroyed a giant sandcastle.