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9 results for “1950s-britain”

The Reverend and Mrs Simpson

2022 ★ 6.7

The discovery of human remains at a churchyard connects to the hardships faced by a German woman and her son 40 years earlier as they tried to build a new life

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One by One

1984 ★ 7.0

One By One is a British television series made by the BBC between 1984 and 1987. The series, created by Anthony Read, followed the career of international vete

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Vera Drake

2004 ★ 7.2

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family. Drama

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The Glittering Prizes

1976 ★ 7.3

The Glittering Prizes is a six-part British television drama written by Frederic Raphael, broadcast on BBC Two in 1976. From the 1950s to 1970s, a group of Cam

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Dean S. Jagger

Born in Staincliffe hospital in Dewsbury, England, Dean's family from his mothers side heritage is of Gaelic descent which retraced all the way back to The Isle

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Peter Cook

Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of

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Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty MBE (26 March 1909 – 27 May 1971) was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretch

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Vera Day

A highly photogenic blonde starlet of the 1950s, petite, buxom Vera Day was once touted as Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe. Having dropped out of school at t

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Yana

Yana was a British singer. Achieving significant fame in Britain in the late-1950s

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