Talk:The Winslow Boy
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In Popular Culture
[edit]There is an oblique reference to the play in an Episode of BBC television's Blackadder Goes Forth. General Melchett shuffles through some paperwork, looking for an item to hand to Captain Blackadder, pauses for a moment, then mutters "no, that's not it... That's a postal order for 10 shillings, for my nephew". The discrepancy in the amount (five shillings in the play, says the main article) makes for an interesting study in the tricks your memory plays on you (hence search engine input:- 10 shilling note not linking to Winslow Boy). I dare say quizmasters could have fun with this one.
EatYerGreens (talk) 15:28, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Legal precedent
[edit]Article says a legal precedent was set. The article would benefit (as might I) were this to be explained or, better, if this is documented at WP, were a link to this provided. Paul Beardsell (talk) 08:47, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
1911
[edit]In MAGNET #173 AND #174 (June 3 and 10, 1911), school boy (Greyfriars boarding school, a college) Bob Cherry is accused of stealing a ten shilling postal order and cashing it, backed up by the evidence of a short sighted post mistress. He is expelled but his father, Major Cherry vows to fight with lawyers and go to the House of Lords.(84.236.152.71 (talk) 19:04, 2 June 2015 (UTC))
Last sentence in the section on the plot
[edit]That last couplet of dialogue, delightful as it is in the 1999 movie, is not in the play, which is available in ebook format at the Wayback Machine.--Geekyroyalaficionado (talk) 23:13, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Conflict with George Archer-Shee article on claim about father
[edit]In the "Differences between reality and fiction" section it states "In the play, it was Ronnie's father who first believed in his innocence; in fact, it was his older brother, Martin, who persuaded their father", However in the George Archer-Shee article it says when his father received the letter stating that George (the basis for Ronnie Winslow) was being expelled for theft he 'instantly responded that "Nothing will make me believe the boy guilty of this charge, which shall be sifted by independent experts"'. These two claims would seem to contradict each other. However as neither cites a source it is difficult to be certain which is correct. Dunarc (talk) 20:48, 3 September 2023 (UTC)