2nd November 1979

Tarka the Otter released in cinemas

Based on Henry Williamson’s novel of the same name, the screenplay for Tarka the Otter was co-written by Gerald Durrell, founder of Jersey Zoo. The otter that played the film’s title role was actually called Spade. Otters also featured prominently in the ITV series The Durrells, which told the story of Gerald Durrell’s childhood growing up in Corfu.

 

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Other events that occured in November

  • Ralph Vibert is born
  • Ralph Vibert was Jersey’s solicitor general from 1948 until 1955 and, for two years from 1957, a deputy representing St Brelade.
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