Question 1

Why did the pub owner in the filming village commit suicide?

Accepted Answer

The pub owner discovered he had used up his alcohol ration on the film crew, and was so distraught he committed suicide.

Question 2

Which TV shows later used the same village as Went the Day Well?

Accepted Answer

Fifty years later, the village of Turville was used for The Vicar of Dibley (1994), Midsomer Murders, and Goodnight Mr Tom.

Question 3

What is the origin of the film's title poem?

Accepted Answer

The title comes from an epitaph by John Maxwell Edmonds for those who died in battle. The full epitaph begins: 'Went the day well? We died and never knew. But, well or ill, Freedom, we died for you.'

Question 4

Why did Basil Sydney refuse to re-record his dialogue?

Accepted Answer

Basil Sydney, who played Major Ortler, refused to re-record some dialogue because he belonged to a religious sect whose members were forbidden to look upon their own image.

Question 5

How do the villagers respond to the German takeover in Bramley End?

Accepted Answer

Once the villagers discover the troops are German, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis' plans.

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