TV series
British Film Forever
2007, English, on BBC Two.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Episode length
- 90 min
- Status
- Ended in 2007
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Latest episode
S1 E7: Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy
Aired 8 September 2007
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Jessica HynesNarrator · 7 ep
- James PurefoyCast · 2 ep
- Richard CurtisCast · 2 ep
- Kate WinsletCast · 2 ep
- Daisy GoodwinCast · 2 ep
- Danny BoyleCast · 2 ep
- Karen KrizanovichCast · 2 ep
- Peter SallisSelf (as Peter Sallis OBE) · 1 ep
- Daniel CraigCast · 1 ep
- Michael CaineCast · 1 ep
- Richard AttenboroughCast · 1 ep
- Bob HoskinsCast · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 28 July 2007
- Last aired
- 8 September 2007
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Documentary
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British Film Forever has 1 season and 7 episodes, about 90 minutes each.
Is British Film Forever finished?
Yes. British Film Forever ended in 2007, so you can watch the whole story.
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