When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

  • Rated 6.8 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2012
  • 59m
  • Documentary

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.

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Director
Linda Sands
Starring
Christopher Eccleston, Peter Blake, Will Hodgson, Simon Garfield

Cast

  • Christopher Eccleston

    Christopher Eccleston

    Narrator

  • Peter Blake

    Peter Blake

    Self

  • Will Hodgson

    Self

  • Simon Garfield

    Self

  • Max Crabtree

    Self

  • Adrian Street

    Self

  • Johnny Kincaid

    Self

  • Klondyke Kate

    Self

  • Kendo Nagasaki

    Self

  • Atlantis Chronos Goth

    Self - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki

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