Waterloo Sunset (Original title)
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), 23 January 1979 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Richard Eyre
Production company billing: ©1979. BBC [end] In Colour
Synopsis: Play by Barrie Keeffe about an old Cockney women who returns to old haunts and discovers the place has changed. She finds a new happiness with the new immigrants.
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TV Transmissions
Date: 23 January 1979Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:50Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Title: diverse spaces of Play for TodayAuthor: Liarou, EleniArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the small percentage of plays in the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984) which employed a non-white writer or director and/or portrayed the experiences of black and Asian communities in Great Britain, and considers how the use of location shooting served to open up the physical and cultural spaces of the series. Discusses a range of titles including 'A Hole in Babylon' (1979), 'Waterloo Sunset' (1979), 'The Garland' (1981) and '3 Minute Heroes' (1982). Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.
In: Television Today 1 Feb 1979 Page: 19
Title: [Stage - 1 Feb 1979: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Hazel Holt
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: Umatic Low BandTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-752192
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:17:22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-499475
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-641591
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(3)
Description: MXF - LTO5Duration: 01:17:26 minutesD10 - TX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-424029
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MXF - LTO5Duration: 01:17:26 minutesD10 - TX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-424029-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-641591
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(7)
Description: Umatic Low BandTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-752192
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-756548
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 2-inch QuadruplexTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-756549
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-847067
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 2-inch QuadruplexTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-849511
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 77.22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-423398
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:17:22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-499475
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), 23 January 1979 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Richard Eyre
Production company billing: ©1979. BBC [end] In Colour
Synopsis: Play by Barrie Keeffe about an old Cockney women who returns to old haunts and discovers the place has changed. She finds a new happiness with the new immigrants.
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 23 January 1979Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:50Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Credits
(16)
©/Production Company: BBC, Production Team: Neil Zeiger, Production Team: Geoffrey Paget, Production Team: Irene East, Production Team: Jacmel Dent, [Written] By: Barrie Keeffe, Lighting: Sam Barclay, Film Cameraman: Elmer Cossey, Film Editor: Chris Lovett, Designer: Mike Porter, Costumes: Joan Ellacott, Make-up: Jean Steward, Sound: Richard Partridge, Film Recordist: Graham Hare, News film supplied by: National Film Archive
Cast
(22)
Queenie Watts (Grace Dwyer), Larrington Walker (Jeff), Floella Benjamin (Marie-Louise), Tony Caunter (Thomas Dwyer), Nora Connolly (Chris), June Watson (matron), Leslie Sarony (Mr Armitage), Rose Hill (Alice), Elizabeth Bradley (Nelly), Marcia Jennings (Karen), Dawn Jennings (Kim), Robert Putt (Roland), Rachel Bell (Pat), Duncan Faber (Tony), Shango Baku (Ray), Jeanne Doree (woman in pub), Robbie Coltrane (Jimmy), Herbert Norville (Errol), Trevor Laird (Lester), Alan Ford (police sergeant), Jeffrey Chiswick (PC), Linda Beckett (WPC)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(2)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v19 n2 2022 Pages: 173-193Title: diverse spaces of Play for TodayAuthor: Liarou, EleniArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the small percentage of plays in the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984) which employed a non-white writer or director and/or portrayed the experiences of black and Asian communities in Great Britain, and considers how the use of location shooting served to open up the physical and cultural spaces of the series. Discusses a range of titles including 'A Hole in Babylon' (1979), 'Waterloo Sunset' (1979), 'The Garland' (1981) and '3 Minute Heroes' (1982). Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.
In: Television Today 1 Feb 1979 Page: 19
Title: [Stage - 1 Feb 1979: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Hazel Holt
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: Umatic Low BandTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-752192
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:17:22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-499475
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-641591
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(3)
Description: MXF - LTO5Duration: 01:17:26 minutesD10 - TX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-424029
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MXF - LTO5Duration: 01:17:26 minutesD10 - TX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-424029-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-641591
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(7)
Description: Umatic Low BandTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-752192
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-756548
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 2-inch QuadruplexTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-756549
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-847067
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 2-inch QuadruplexTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: C-849511
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 77.22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-423398
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:17:22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1979-01-23BFI identifier: N-499475
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access