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July 29, 2020Now that our ABC Television Network is available to stream, it’s time to take a look at some of the vintage gems we’ve got for you. None of these series […]
Now that our ABC Television Network is available to stream, it’s time to take a look at some of the vintage gems we’ve got for you. None of these series […]
SIDNEY JAMES: 8TH MAY 1913 – 26TH APRIL 1976 Great Myths of British Cinema Number 496 – ‘Sid James always played himself’. This is the actor who worked with Powell […]
Baby Love: An Exclusive Interview with Linda Haydenby Dr. Adrian Smith Network: How old were you when you got the role in Baby Love, and how did it come about? LH: I was […]
A title sequence is all important – it is the book cover or can label. If various elements come together well it can inform, entertain and hopefully (in terms of […]
KAY KENDALL 21st May 1927 – 6th September 1959 It is a sad fact that British cinema of the 1950s so often overlooked the talents of so many actresses, from Diana Dors […]
As Network’s The British Film collection continues to expand, and an increasing number of the best titles are revisited for new Blu-ray restorations, let’s look at two new additions to […]
Known for his prolific gag-slinging partnership with radio scriptwriter Ronald Wolfe, former harmonica player Ronald Chesney would this year have celebrated his centenary. In a way, it’s a surprise that […]
It was Sid James’ first ITV success story Starring as George Russell, the lecherous and cunning chauffeur and general dogsbody to the wealthy Colonel Maynard (John Le Mesurier), George And […]
Post-war British cinema was rife with ex-Services characters keeping a watchful eye for the authorities. Some were fake Majors fleeing their creditors in a “borrowed” Lea Francis, while others might […]