Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, a comprehensive view of British cinema from the 1930s to the 1980s that examines a different theme and / or genre in each episode through the extensive use of film clips.
Where to Watch Best of British • Season 2
16 Episodes
Classic Tales
E1
Classic TalesHighlights from some of the best-known literary adaptations British cinema has produced, including extracts from The Importance Of Being Earnest, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, The Card and The History Of Mr. Polly.
Action Men
E2
Action MenStars such as Oliver Reed, Stanley Baker, Howard Keel and Peter Finch feature in films highlighting thrills and action, including The Trap, Sea Fury, Floods of Fear and Robbery Under Arms.
All in the Game
E3
All in the GameAmong the films that feature sports are This Sporting Life with Richard Harris, Checkpoint with Stanley Baker, All For Mary starring David Tomlinson and The Lady Vanishes with cricket obsessives Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne.
Kids
E4
KidsCelebrating young scene-stealers including John Howard Davies, Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills in British movies such as Oliver Twist, Dangerous Exile, The Kidnappers, Tiger Bay and The History of Mr Polly.
Film Fun
E5
Film FunComedy sequences from films such as The Early Bird, The Frozen Limits, The Intelligence Men, Band Waggon and Carry On Loving feature stars like Norman Wisdom, the Crazy Gang, Morecambe and Wise, Arthur Askey, and the Carry On team
Animal Antics
E6
Animal AnticsFeaturing some of the most famous non-human stars of British cinema, including Tarka the Otter, An Alligator Named Daisy, Tawny Pipit and The Belstone Fox.
Love Story
E7
Love Story
All at Sea
E8
All at Sea
Doctors and Nurses
E9
Doctors and Nurses
Heaven and Earth
E10
Heaven and Earth
New Frontiers
E11
New Frontiers
Woman's Own
E12
Woman's Own
English Gentlemen
E13
English Gentlemen
Reel Lives
E14
Reel Lives
Going Places
E15
Going Places
Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance
E16
Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance
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