Marie Lloyd/The Battle of Shrivings/Beethoven Street/Leonard Bernstein/Bertrand Russell
Documentary
A celebration of Marie Lloyd sees her brought to life by Barbara Windsor, while Ned Sherrin and Caryl Brahms recount memories of the singer. There's also a playwright and director confronting critics, and a tribute to Bertrand Rus...
Director
Derek Bailey
Writers
N/A
Stars
Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Peter Shaffer
Release Date
February 13, 1970
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎭 Top Cast
👤
Humphrey Burton
as Self - Presenter
Peter Hall
as Self - Director: The Battle of Shrivings
Peter Shaffer
as Self - Author: The Battle of Shrivings
👤
Harold Hobson
as Self - Sunday Times
👤
Ronald Bryden
as Self - Observer
Leonard Bernstein
as Self
👤
Caryl Brahms
as Self
👤
Ned Sherrin
as Self
Barbara Windsor
as Marie Lloyd
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
London Weekend Television (LWT)
🎯 Categories
Documentary
💡 Did You Know?
Humphrey Burton went on to write a biography of one of his interview subjects from this edition, Leonard Bernstein. Simply titled "Leonard Bernstein", the biography was published in 1994 and revised in 2017.
📖 Synopsis
A celebration of Marie Lloyd sees her brought to life by Barbara Windsor, while Ned Sherrin and Caryl Brahms recount memories of the singer. There's also a playwright and director confronting critics, and a tribute to Bertrand Rus...