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British Film Forever

2007 · 1 season

A genial, clip-heavy stroll through British cinema history, full of famous faces reminiscing fondly about the films they love.

Created by
Angus Cameron
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jessica Hynes, Peter Sallis, Daniel Craig
Overview
Running for seven weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented by Jessica Stevenson the series featured over 200 exclusive interviews with leading actors and directors including Sir Michael Caine, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet.

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Created by
Angus Cameron
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jessica Hynes, Peter Sallis, Daniel Craig
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • media
  • identity
  • class
  • memory
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • anthology
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
documentary
Created by
Angus Cameron
Written by
Matthew Sweet
Starring
Jessica Hynes, Peter Sallis, Daniel Craig, Michael Caine, Richard Attenborough, Bob Hoskins, Martin Kemp, James Purefoy
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 90 min each
Network
BBC Two
Languages
English

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