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Danny Blanchflower and Robert Fawcus

Danny Blanchflower and Robert Fawcus

1961TV Episode
DocumentaryBiography

The subject was to be Danny Blanchflower, but he refused to take part. A standby program about Dr. Robert Fawcus was broadcast instead.

Director
Michael Goodwin
Writers
Ralph Edwards, Peter Moore
Stars
Eamonn Andrews, Robert Fawcus
Release Date
February 6, 1961
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Eamonn Andrews
as Self - Presenter
👤
Robert Fawcus
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
BBC Television

🏷️ Keywords

live broadcastnon fiction

🎯 Categories

BiographyDocumentary

💡 Did You Know?

This was the edition in which intended subject Danny Blanchflower famously walked away from host Eamonn Andrews live on air, and refused to appear. He regarded the programme as "an invasion of privacy".

📖 Synopsis

The subject was to be Danny Blanchflower, but he refused to take part. A standby program about Dr. Robert Fawcus was broadcast instead.