Grand Slam

Grand Slam (1978)

A group of Welsh rugby fans descend on Paris for the final game of the season.

A group of Welsh rugby union fans go over to see Wales play France in the final match of the Six Nations tournament.

Date of release
1978-03-17
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 2m
Genres
Comedy
Director
John Hefin

Casting

Interesting facts

Grand Slam is a 1978 sports comedy film produced by BBC Wales. The film starred Oscar-winning actor Hugh Griffith, Windsor Davies, Dewi "Pws" Morris and Sion Probert. The play was written for television by Gwenlyn Parry and then-head of drama for BBC Wales, John Hefin.

Production

Wales' 16-9 defeat on the day of the match led to a rewrite of some of the film's closing scenes and a new scene with Mog and Maldwyn contemplating next year's Wales v France fixture at Cardiff Arms Park (which saw Wales beat France 16-7 to win the Grand Slam and the 1978 Five Nations).

Many of the film's interior scenes were filmed at the BBC Wales club in Newport Road, Cardiff with filming in Paris taking place over several days in February 1977, when Wales' match with France took place at Parc des Princes during the second round of matches in the 1977 Five Nations Championship. The airport scenes were filmed at Broadcasting House, Cardiff and Cardiff Airport.

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