H. E. Bates with the television adaptations of his stories "The Darling Buds of May" and its sequels as well as adaptations of "My Uncle Silas", "A Moment in Time", "Fair Stood the Wind for France" and "Love for Lydia". In his home town of Rushden, H.E. Bates has a road named after him to the west of the town, leading to the local leisure centre. Eads, Peter, 1990, H.E.BATES, A Bibliographical Study, St. Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, Hampshire, Omnigraphics, Detroit 1990 Eads, Peter, 2007, H.E.BATES, A Bibliographical Study, Oak Knoll Press & British Library, (Oak Knoll Press) (The British Library) Eads, Peter, 1990,
The Darling Buds album in 1992, entitled "Erotica", a few weeks before Madonna's album of the same name. The album contained the US single, "Long Day in the Universe", which was featured on the soundtrack for the Mike Myers film, "So I Married an Axe Murderer". This line up featured second guitarist Matt Gray (ex-Soldier Dolls). Although they toured the United States in support of the album for a year, the members of the Darling Buds grew increasingly frustrated by their lack of commercial success and disbanded. Speaking to the "Q Magazine" in 2012, Lewis explained the reasons behind their decision: "Sony's London