Film
The Fools on the Hill
United Kingdom- Director
- David Giles
- Year
- 1986
This is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the opening night of British television on November 2, 1936 at Alexandra Place in London. It was produced to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
Top cast
Shaughan Seymour
Cecil Madden
Nicholas Farrell
David
Caroline Embling
Florence
Nicola King
Wendy
Jill Balcon
Miss Stanley
Mike Lewin
Mr Thomas
Roger Booth
Commissionaire
Leila Hoffman
Ellen Townsend
Graham Cull
Mr Kingsley
Anthony Calf
Leslie Mitchell
Dave Hill
Mr Bliss
Ron Meadows
Stage Manager
Maev Alexander
Jasmine Bligh
Nadio Fortune
Toni
John Flint
Gerald Cock
Leon Lissek
Isaac Shoenberg
Robert McIntosh
John Logie Baird
Edmund Pegge
George More O'Ferrall
Directed by
David Giles
Written by
Jack Rosenthal