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Big Trouble in Model Britain

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2019
  • 59m
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8.4/10
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Big Trouble in Model Britain (2019)
Documentary

Two-part documentary introduced and narrated by model railway enthusiast James May, following a year inside Hornby Hobbies - the iconic British toy-maker on the brink of collapse.Two-part documentary introduced and narrated by model railway enthusiast James May, following a year inside Hornby Hobbies - the iconic British toy-maker on the brink of collapse.Two-part documentary introduced and narrated by model railway enthusiast James May, following a year inside Hornby Hobbies - the iconic British toy-maker on the brink of collapse.

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    10gkglenkelly

    Insightful, wholesome, easy watching and deserves a 2nd burst

    Its niche yes, okay we've all acknowledged that; but it deserves to be given a 2nd shot for those who like it. If people can have a show about anything these days as long as a few thousand will watch it why not keep something that consistently does well have a 2nd series!.

    Man Lab Toy Stories The re-assembler

    THERE IS AN AUDIENCE FOR THIS BBC or Amazon please make it

    Thank you

    Ps: James Mays commentary and production value sealed it and having a show without him is probably not the best move
    7redrawn

    Easy-going commercial

    James May connects his affable personality to a struggling toy company serving as a 2-hour advert as Hornby valiantly bumble on as possibly the world's premier toy corporation.

    It is enjoyable hearing James offer charming ridicule for the toy train fanatics keeping a popular if hushed pastime alive. The program also does a sterling job of pretending to be a document despite many obvious moments of setup to create a narrative. The filming of the Scalextric commercial is a particularly egregious however followed by James reminding viewers, via voiceover, that on the stuffy BBC exciting advertisements such as these are not allowed to be shown.

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 2019 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC Four (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain
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      • Plum Pictures
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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