The Fools on the Hill (1986)
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.
- Date of release
- 1986-10-27
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- David Giles
Casting
- Shaughan Seymour — Cecil Madden
- Nicholas Farrell — David
- Caroline Embling — Florence
- Nicola King — Wendy
- Jill Balcon — Miss Stanley
- Mike Lewin — Mr Thomas
- Roger Booth — Commissionaire
- Leila Hoffman — Ellen Townsend
- Graham Cull — Mr Kingsley
- Anthony Calf — Leslie Mitchell
- Dave Hill — Mr Bliss
- Ron Meadows — Stage Manager
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