Daily Express - 02.09.2019

Daily Express Monday, September 2, 2019 25

DX1ST

Price includes:

t
3FUVSO
ĘJHIUT

4

+

Rome and Venice

twin centre

TRAVEL

£ 299

6 NIGHTS

SEP 2019 – MAY 2020

PER

PERSON

What’s included:

t Return flights from UK airports

t 3 nights four-star bed & breakfast

stay in Rome

t Train transfer between Cities

t 3 nights four-star bed & breakfast

stay in Venice

t Options to add on city tours

Home to 900 enchanting churches, this Italian capital is a treasure trove of

history and its main highlight is the Colosseum – the largest amphitheatre in the

world. Stop at Michelin-starred restaurants, such as La Terrazza where rooftop

panoramas of the city’s most iconic landmarks await.

Then, just a short train journey away with its canal-filled streets and 417 bridges is the

romantic city of Venice. Spend three nights tackling architectural masterpieces such

as Saint Mark’s Basilica with a gelato in

hand, then admire the largest oil painting

in the world from Doge’s Palace. Early

morning risers can head to Rialto Bridge

for breathtaking views of the sunrise.

DATES LONDON MANCHESTER

SEPTEMBER £399pp £429pp

OCTOBER £329pp £349pp

NOVEMBER £299pp £299pp

DECEMBER £299pp £299pp

JANUARY £299pp £299pp

FEBRUARY £329pp £349pp

MARCH £369pp £379pp

APRIL £399pp £429pp

MAY £459pp £599pp

*Regional airports available at a supplement,

please call our sales staff for more information.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Prices are subject to availabili ty and change. Offer and prices can be withdrawn without

notice. Prices are per person based on 2 sharing a room. Additiona l resort fees and hotel taxes are not included

these are payable directly by the guest to the hotel. Book with confidence we provide financial protection for

your money when you book with us.No charge for direct debit and credit card payments. The Jetline Holidays

terms and conditions apply. ABTA protected J1693, agent for ATOL Holde r 6153 -

• 
  
  
  
  • all flight-inclusiv e packages
    are ATOL protected. Calls cost 7pence per minute plus your phone companys access charge.
  
  
  
  

CALL US ON

OR VISIT JETLINEHOLIDAYS.COM

0800 082 2172

By Andrew Young

By News Reporter

per cent of the royalties from Postman

Pat books to Wood’s company.

The overall figure for profits on

sales of everything associated with

Postman Pat over four decades has

never been publicly revealed, but it is

thought to run into tens of millions of

pounds.

Woodland Animations sold its rights

to Postman Pat and other characters

to the licensing group Entertainment

Rights for £5million in 2001.

Mr Cunliffe was said to have lived

modestly and was believed not to

have even owned a passport.

Big-screen beauties wow Venice

Stars Cate Blanchett, above, and

Penelope Cruz are also in Venice

Stunning

Monica

Bellucci

arrives for

the film

screening

CLASSIC Italian beauty
Monica Bellucci looked
sensational as she stepped
out at the Venice International
Film Festival.
The former Bond girl wore a
semi-sheer red floral gown as
she joined other movie stars
at the glamorous festival.
The Matrix actress, 54,
reunited with ex-husband
Vincent Cassel, 52, for the
screening of a revamped
version of their 2002 film
Irreversible.
The couple were married

from 1999 until 2013 and

share daughters Deva, 14,

and Leonie, nine.

Vincent attended with his

new wife, actress Tina

Kunakey, 22.

Also in the mix were fellow

big-screen beauties Penelope

Cruz and Cate Blanchett.

Monica’s elegant ensemble

showed off a glimpse of the

black bodysuit she wore

underneath, with a ruffled

skirt flowing to the floor.

Irreversible follows two men

in Paris who seek vengeance

after one man’s girlfriend is

brutally raped.

In this new version, the

story unfolds in chronological

order, as opposed to the

original.

Director Gaspar Noe said

in a statement that viewers

“didn’t understand certain

aspects of the story” in the

original version.

He explained: “Until now,

Irreversible was a deliberate

puzzle.”

Postman Pat

fortune never

was delivered

to his creator

POSTMAN Pat creator John Cunliffe

left under £1million in his will after

missing out on a fortune in royalties, it

has emerged.

Mr Cunliffe, who died last

September aged 85, signed away the

bulk of the rights to his famous char-

acter before Pat became a TV favour-

ite in 1981.

Probate records released last week

reveal that Mr Cunliffe, of Ilkley, West

Yorkshire, left an estate worth

£828,051 to his wife Sylvia and son

Edward.

Mr Cunliffe was a moderately

successful author when the BBC

asked him to come up with an idea for

a new children’s programme.

He devised the character Postman

Pat and spent five weeks writing 13

stories.

The scripts were sent to animator

Ivor Wood, of The Magic Roundabout

and The Wombles fame, who immedi-

ately spotted the potential of Pat.

Mr Cunliffe sold the rights to

Wood’s production company,

Woodland Animations, who devised

the puppet characters of Pat and his

friends, and made his stories into 13

stop-motion episodes.

The deal meant that Mr Cunliffe

received no repeat fees for the series,

and only got 10 per cent from annuals

and comics, and nothing for other

merchandising. He also had to give 50 John Cunliffe with his famous creation