When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
59 min
Release Date
2012-12-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7.2
Christopher Eccleston
Narrator
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
Frank Rimer
Self
Anglo Italian
Self
Brian Faulkner
Self
James Mason
Self
Joseph Nixon
Self
Brian Mitchell
Self
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