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    When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

    59'

    2012-12-13

    6.8

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Timeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine man in the country was called Shirley. In its heyday, British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of generations of wrestlers from Mick McManus and Jackie 'Mr TV' Pallo to Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. With contributions from inside the world of wrestling and surprising fans such as artist Peter Blake, this is an affectionate and lively portrait of a lost era of simpler pleasures, both in and out of the ring.

    DirectingLinda Sands

    Cast

    2

    Narrator

    Christopher Eccleston

    1

    Self

    Peter Blake

    1

    Self

    Will Hodgson

    1

    Self

    Simon Garfield

    1

    Self

    Max Crabtree

    1

    Self

    Adrian Street

    1

    Self

    Johnny Kincaid

    1

    Self

    Klondyke Kate

    1

    Self

    Kendo Nagasaki

    1

    Self - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki

    Atlantis Chronos Goth

    1

    Self

    Frank Rimer

    1

    Self

    Anglo Italian

    1

    Self

    Brian Faulkner

    1

    Self

    James Mason

    1

    Self

    Joseph Nixon

    1

    Self

    Brian Mitchell

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. BBC
    • Vote Count: 3
    • Popularity: 0.6195
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

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