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Liverpool on the box, produced & directed by David Thompson & Richard Parkin

Label
Liverpool on the box, produced & directed by David Thompson & Richard Parkin
Language
eng
Main title
Liverpool on the box
Responsibility statement
produced & directed by David Thompson & Richard Parkin
Summary
Producers, dramatists and stars recall some of the programmes inspired by Liverpool. For half a century, British television has followed the changing fortunes of the city. At the same time, some of Britain's finest screenwriters and film-makers have reflected the city's triumphs and tragedies in much-loved TV dramas, documentaries, and comedies, such as The Liver Birds, Bread, Brookside and Z-Cars. Features interviews with Willy Russell, Phil Redmond, Nerys Hughes, Eddie Braben, Gerry Marsden, Carla Lane and Ken Loach
Table Of Contents
Also on this disc : More Liverpool on the box; produced by Kate Broome; directed by Rob Bayly : A showcase of Liverpool's humour and innovation in entertainment. A trip back to 1985 with Russell Harty, who sits in with Billy Butler during his Hold Your Plums radio quiz game, and Brian Blessed remembers the highs and lows of performing on live TV in Z Cars. 15 mins
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