Metro-Land

Metro-Land (1973)

METRO-LAND is a colourful eulogy by Sir John Betjeman to the people and places served by London's Metropolitan Line. Sir John Betjeman takes you on a journey into Metro-Land in his own eccentric and much loved style. Betjeman explores and contrasts the earlier and later ways of life while following the Neasden Nature Trail, calling in to the Pinner Village Hall and enjoying a round of golf on the great Moor Park course near Rickmansworth. Join Sir John with this quintessential guide on an unmissable journey along the Metropolitan Line from Baker Street to Quainton Road (now forgotten).

Date of release
1973-02-26
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
50m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Edward Mirzoeff

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Metropolitan line

Metro-land is a BBC documentary film written and narrated by the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Sir John Betjeman. The film was produced by Edward Mirzoeff, and first broadcast on 26 February 1973. It celebrates suburban life in the area to the northwest of London, which grew up in the early 20th century around the Metropolitan Railway (MR), later the Metropolitan line of the London Underground.

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