MOVIE • 1986

The Fools on the Hill

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This is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the opening night of British television on November 2, 1936 at Alexandra Place in London. It was produced to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

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Top Cast

Shaughan Seymour

Cecil Madden

Nicholas Farrell

David

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Caroline Embling

Florence

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Nicola King

Wendy

Jill Balcon

Miss Stanley

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Mike Lewin

Mr Thomas

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Roger Booth

Commissionaire

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Leila Hoffman

Ellen Townsend

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Graham Cull

Mr Kingsley

Anthony Calf

Leslie Mitchell

Dave Hill

Mr Bliss

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Ron Meadows

Stage Manager

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Maev Alexander

Jasmine Bligh

Nadio Fortune

Toni

Where to watch

BBC iPlayer

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

October 27, 1986

Runtime

72 min

Language

English

Origin

United Kingdom

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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