Planning to tackle Fenton

Mad Dog > Locations > Derbyshire > Monsal Dale > Weir

Having fled
from Fenton,
the group
catch their
breath
— as Sanders
plans

The group shelter by the safety of the riverside

"We're safe here — he won't come near water"
Sanders

 

Threatened the now aggressively-rabid Fenton at his half-way house, Sanders, Jim and Charles flee to the relative safety of the riverside. Sanders takes charge, and — with Charles' collecting water to subdue the hydro-phobic Fenton — the group plan their return to the house to tackle him.

The weir in
Monsal Dale

The scene in October 2002

October 2002

 

Description: The sequence in which the group flee the half-way house, charging down the hillside and coming to a halt by the top of the weir, is filmed as one continuous segment.

Where is it?: The weir is in the heart of the Monsal valley, about 5-10 minutes walk from the base of the viaduct along the bank of the river.

Where's the best vantage point?: It is straightforward to replicate the position of the camera crew and recreate the shot as it was filmed.

What about access?: Access is free and unlimited. There are no restrictions on photography.

Anything else?: The weir is first seen earlier in the episode, when Charles collects water for the feverish Fenton after their night at his half-way house. Charles collects water from the far side of the water fall on a stone platform a few feet from this location. Although in the episode the locations are adjacent, in reality Fenton's half-way house is many miles away, near the village of Ilam.  
 

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