Britain on Film: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In 1959 Britain's biggest cinema company, the Rank Organisation, decided to replace its newsreels with a series of short, quirky, topical documentaries that examined all aspects of life in Britain. For the next ten years, Look at Life chronicled - on high-grade 35mm colour film - the changing face of British society, industry and culture. Britain on Film draws upon the 500 films in this unique archive to offer illuminating and often surprising insights into what became a pivotal decade in modern British history.

Series details

• Title: Britain on Film
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2012-11-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-10-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Four
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13751
• TVDB ID: 264032

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-11-06; final listed air date 2013-02-18; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-05-27; final listed air date 2013-10-08; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Britain on Film on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.