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Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Four

The epic story of one man's struggle to make a programme that no-one wanted. How creator Tony Warren overcame formidable obstacles to bring Coronation Street to our screens. Show more

Contributors

Tony Warren:
David Dawson
Harry Elton:
Christian McKay
Josie Scott:
Sophia Di Martino
Margaret Morris:
Jane Horrocks
Derek Bennett:
Shaun Dooley
Pat Phoenix:
Jessie Wallace
Violet Carson:
Lynda Baron
Sidney Bernstein:
Steven Berkoff
Cecil Bernstein:
Henry Goodman
Doris Speed:
Celia Imrie
Edna Walker:
Tara Moran
Harry Kershaw:
John Thomson
Agnes:
Enid Dunn
Commissionaire:
David Williams
Mrs Simpson:
Phoebe Nicholls

Genres

Timeshift

Series 11

Episode 9: Epic: A Cast of Thousands!

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Documentary which goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of the biggest film genre of them all - the epic, from Ben-Hur to The Ten Commandments and from El Cid to Cleopatra. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tom Baker
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Carlos Santana, the Mexican-American guitarist/songwriter, reveals his turbulent life story, accompanied by previously unseen archive performances of many of his best-known tunes. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jeremy Marre
Producer:
Jeremy Marre
Director:
Jeremy Marre
Director:
Jeremy Marre
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Four

The epic story of one man's struggle to make a programme that no-one wanted. How creator Tony Warren overcame formidable obstacles to bring Coronation Street to our screens. Show more

Contributors

Tony Warren:
David Dawson
Harry Elton:
Christian McKay
Josie Scott:
Sophia Di Martino
Margaret Morris:
Jane Horrocks
Derek Bennett:
Shaun Dooley
Pat Phoenix:
Jessie Wallace
Violet Carson:
Lynda Baron
Sidney Bernstein:
Steven Berkoff
Cecil Bernstein:
Henry Goodman
Doris Speed:
Celia Imrie
Edna Walker:
Tara Moran
Harry Kershaw:
John Thomson
Agnes:
Enid Dunn
Commissionaire:
David Williams
Mrs Simpson:
Phoebe Nicholls

Genres

BBC Four

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