The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown

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The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown (1964)

Directed by John Jacobs

Drama, Music, TV Movie · 1h 10m

A delightful Christmas musical about a young Jamaican woman who flees her humdrum Liverpool lodgings in search of her glamorous London cousin. Broadcast live on 28 December 1964, this rare TV musical is one of few to have survived from the 1960s. A tale of Afro-Caribbean immigration, the show is unusual for its time in that it doesn't labour the issues around racial tensions in Britain, but simply celebrates Christmas and family.

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Cast

Millie Small
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Elisabeth Welch Ron Moody Jasper Waxo Kenny Lynch Bryan Mosley

Crew

Director
John Jacobs
Writer
Robert Gould

Details

Release date
1964-12-28
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama, Music, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English