Site Revisions Underway Some Features May Not Work

When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies (2012)

★ 7.2/10 59 min Documentary United Kingdom English
Director: Linda Sands
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston Narrator
Peter Blake Self
Will Hodgson Self
Simon Garfield Self
Max Crabtree Self
Adrian Street Self
Johnny Kincaid Self
Klondyke Kate Self

Powered by

TMDB
× Movie poster
Back to Film Diary Index