Actor Jack Wild, who played Ornshaw, was actually 17 at the time of the production. Writer/Director Andrew Birkin recommended Tracy Hyde for the title role of Melody Perkins to director Waris Hussein after screening and auditioning over 100 girls. This was the feature film debut of then child model and commercial actress Tracy Hyde at the age of 11. Other cast members included Kate Williams and Roy Kinnear as Melody's parents, and Sheila Steafel and Keith Barron as Daniel's parents. They were joined by the child model Tracy Hyde in the title role. Mark Lester (Daniel Latimer) and Jack Wild (Ornshaw) had previously appeared together in the 1968 musical film adaptation of Oliver!. Parker did some second-unit direction for the film, shooting the montage sequences of the school children at break-time and at the sports day. This was the first screenplay by film director Alan Parker. The seaside scenes in the latter part of the film were shot in Weymouth, Dorset. The film starred Jack Wild, Mark Lester and Tracy. The graveyard scenes of the film were shot on location at Brompton Cemetery and Nunhead Cemetery. Melody is a 1971 British childrens romantic comedy-drama film directed by Waris Hussein about puppy love. Post-production was completed at the Twickenham Studios.
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