Black Velvet Band (1997)
Period drama Black Velvet Band takes us back to Victorian times when a gang of petty crooks find themselves sentenced to transportation to Australia, their ship, however, docks in South Africa and the gang manage to make their escape. The film starred Nick Berry, Chris McHallem and Todd Carty, who had all previously appeared in EastEnders together. The initial idea came from McHallem, whilst Nick Berry, thanks to being the darling of ITV at the time because of his hit show Heartbeat, had the clout to get it made.
- Date of release
- 1997-12-24
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie, Western
- Director
- Robert Knights
Casting
- Nick Berry — Martin Tusco
- Todd Carty — Pentecost
- Chris McHallem — Shut-Eye
- Stephen Marcus — Nudge
- Amy Marston — Half-Pint
- John Carson — Col. Rowan
- Michael Atkinson — Lord George Grey
- Michael Brunner — Piet
- Gabriella Cirillo — Louisa
- Alex Ferns — Major Watson
- Frantz Dobrowsky — Leach
- Ronald France — Sir Harry Smith
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