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The Fools on the Hill

  • TV Movie
  • 1986
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
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The Fools on the Hill (1986)
Drama

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 anniversar... Read allThis 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. The characters are both real and fictional.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. The characters are both real and fictional.

  • Director
    • David Giles
  • Writer
    • Jack Rosenthal
  • Stars
    • Shaughan Seymour
    • Nicholas Farrell
    • Caroline Embling
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
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    • Director
      • David Giles
    • Writer
      • Jack Rosenthal
    • Stars
      • Shaughan Seymour
      • Nicholas Farrell
      • Caroline Embling
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shaughan Seymour
    • Cecil Madden
    Nicholas Farrell
    Nicholas Farrell
    • David
    Caroline Embling
    • Florence
    Nicola King
    • Wendy Piggot-Smythe
    Jill Balcon
    Jill Balcon
    • Miss Stanley
    Mike Lewin
    • Mr. Thomas
    Roger Booth
    Roger Booth
    • Commissionaire
    Leila Hoffman
    Leila Hoffman
    • Ellen Townsend
    Graham Cull
    • Mr. Kingsley
    Anthony Calf
    Anthony Calf
    • Leslie Mitchell
    Dave Hill
    Dave Hill
    • Mr. Bliss
    Ron Meadows
    • Stage Manager
    Ian Barritt
    Ian Barritt
    • Dallas Bower
    Maev Alexander
    • Jasmine Bligh
    Nadio Fortune
    • Toni
    John Flint
    • Gerald Cock
    Leon Lissek
    Leon Lissek
    • Isaac Shoenberg
    Robert McIntosh
    • John Logie Baird
    • Director
      • David Giles
    • Writer
      • Jack Rosenthal
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    • Quotes

      [a TV performer in a long ballgown has just come out of the studio]

      Helen McKay: My hem - it's all wet. Is there water on the floor?

      Jasmine Bligh: There had better not be. There's ten thousand volts of electricity running through...

      Stage Manager: Oh hell! Excuse the language, ladies. It's the cyanide again. No! Don't touch it! The cameraman's spilled his ruddy fixing fluid again. Extinguishers! As fast as you can!

      [two men spray the performer's dress with water]

    • Connections
      Featured in Imagine: And Then There Was Television (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Here's Looking at You
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      Written by Peter Dion Titheradge and Ronnie Hill

      Performed by Tracy Miller

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1986 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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