The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

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The Private Life of the Ford Cortina (1982)

Directed by Nigel Finch

Documentary · 45m

A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular, most stolen, and most misunderstood car. 'Dagenham dustbin'? 'Poor man's Rolls-Royce'? In the year that may well see the end of a legend, some of the motoring public, including Sir John Betjeman, Tom Robinson, Alexei Sayle, Sir Terence Beckett and Magnus Magnusson take apart the Ford Cortina: Life and Works 1962-1982.

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Cast

Alexei Sayle Self - Presenter Magnus Magnusson Self - Mastermind Questionmaster
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John McVicar Self John Betjeman Self Tom Robinson Self
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Stephen Bayley Self
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Paul Welton Self Fiona Richmond Self
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Sir Terence Beckett Self

Crew

Director
Nigel Finch
Editor
Ardan Fisher, Alan Lewens
Producer
Anthony Wall

Details

Release date
1982-01-19
Runtime
45m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC Arena