When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

2012 en 59 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Plot

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.

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Cast

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Narrator

Peter Blake

Peter Blake

Self

Will Hodgson

Will Hodgson

Self

Simon Garfield

Simon Garfield

Self

Max Crabtree

Max Crabtree

Self

Adrian Street

Adrian Street

Self

Johnny Kincaid

Johnny Kincaid

Self

Klondyke Kate

Klondyke Kate

Self

Kendo Nagasaki

Kendo Nagasaki

Self

Atlantis Chronos Goth

Atlantis Chronos Goth

Self - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki

Frank Rimer

Frank Rimer

Self

Anglo Italian

Anglo Italian

Self

Brian Faulkner

Brian Faulkner

Self

James Mason

James Mason

Self

Joseph Nixon

Joseph Nixon

Self

Brian Mitchell

Brian Mitchell

Self

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