When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
Documentary
Overview
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
Christopher Eccleston
Narrator


Peter Blake
Peter Blake
Self
Peter Blake
Self
Will Hodgson
Will Hodgson
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Will Hodgson
Self
Simon Garfield
Simon Garfield
Self
Simon Garfield
Self
Max Crabtree
Max Crabtree
Self
Max Crabtree
Self
Adrian Street
Adrian Street
Self
Adrian Street
Self
Johnny Kincaid
Johnny Kincaid
Self
Johnny Kincaid
Self
Klondyke Kate
Klondyke Kate
Self
Klondyke Kate
Self
Kendo Nagasaki
Kendo Nagasaki
Self
Kendo Nagasaki
Self
Atlantis Chronos Goth
Atlantis Chronos Goth
Self - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki
Atlantis Chronos Goth
Self - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki
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