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The British Greats
S1.E5
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Gracie Fields

  • Episode aired Aug 27, 1980
  • 49m
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The British Greats (1980)
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Barry Norman explores the extraordinary appeal of Gracie Fields, arguably Britain's biggest star in the 1930s and into the '40s.Barry Norman explores the extraordinary appeal of Gracie Fields, arguably Britain's biggest star in the 1930s and into the '40s.Barry Norman explores the extraordinary appeal of Gracie Fields, arguably Britain's biggest star in the 1930s and into the '40s.

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    • Barry Norman
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    • Barry Norman
    • Gracie Fields
    • Arthur Askey
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    Barry Norman
    Barry Norman
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    Gracie Fields
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    Arthur Askey
    Arthur Askey
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    Tommy Fields
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    John Loder
    John Loder
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    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
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      Barry Norman: When Gracie fields died, she was buried in Capri, her adoptive home, and beside her grave there's a small memorial tablet that says simply "Our Gracie" - and that's what she was - our Gracie, Britain's Gracie, a national institution.

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      Features Sally in Our Alley (1931)
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      The Thing-Ummy-Bob (That's Gonna Win The War)
      Written by Gordon Thompson and David Heneker (uncredited)

      Performed by Gracie Fields

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      • August 27, 1980 (United Kingdom)
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