When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 13, 2012

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Brian Mitchell,Anglo Italian,Will Hodgson,James Mason,Christopher Eccleston,Simon Garfield,Atlantis Chronos Goth,Max Crabtree,Klondyke Kate,Kendo Nagasakiand 6 more

Director

Linda Sands

Producer

Linda Sands

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt2550626