When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

59 mins | Documentary | Dec. 13, 2012

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.

When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

59 mins | Documentary | Dec. 13, 2012

When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
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.
Producers BBC
Original title When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
Directors Linda Sands
Writers

Cast

Christopher Eccleston

as Narrator

Peter Blake

as Self

Will Hodgson

as Self

Simon Garfield

as Self

Max Crabtree

as Self

Adrian Street

as Self

Johnny Kincaid

as Self

Klondyke Kate

as Self

Kendo Nagasaki

as Self

Atlantis Chronos Goth

as Self - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki

Frank Rimer

as Self

Anglo Italian

as Self

Brian Faulkner

as Self

James Mason

as Self

Joseph Nixon

as Self

Brian Mitchell

as Self