Fine and dandy; Things that go bump in the night

United Kingdom, 1987

TV show
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Episode number 4 of Series “The Best of British”.
Fine and dandy illustrates the fame of British costume dramas in all their lavishness. A wonderfully romantic outcome was the main feature of these films which focused on the purity of love, whether the character was a lusty lord or a defenceless maiden. From malevolent spirits to demonic murderers, benevolent ghosts to spooky fortune tellers, British horror films will have you screaming and laughing in turn. Narrated by Sir John Mills.

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Credits

co-producer

Maurice Sellar

Robert Sidaway

production company

Rank Film Distributors

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1987

Appears in

The Best of British

Group of items

The Best of British

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304510

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Great Britain - History

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Drama

Drama → Melodrama

Horror

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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