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Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

The Palace of Dreams (Season 2, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

Michael visits the abandoned shell of the New Victoria in Bradford, once one of the most impressive entertainment complexes in Britain with a 3,000 seat cinema, grand ballroom and state-of-the-art technology that even 'washed' the air.
Director
Cinematographer
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Stephanie Ormonde (as Stephanie Ormond)
Status
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Updated Nov 30, 2018

Release date
Nov 30, 2018 (United Kingdom)

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47 cast members
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Michael Portillo
Self - Presenter / Narrator Self - Presenter / Narrator   See fewer
Mark Nicholson
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Dion Hanson
Self - Protectionist Self - Protectionist   See fewer
Allan Foster
Self - Colleague of Dion Hanson Self - Colleague of Dion Hanson   See fewer
Graham Bird
Self - Protectionist Self - Protectionist   See fewer
Marie McCahery
Self - Dance Group Leader Self - Dance Group Leader   See fewer
Anne Boardman
Self - Second World War Child Self - Second World War Child   See fewer
Paul Berriff
Self - Photographer Self - Photographer   See fewer
Karen Grimaldi
Self - Child at the Meet & Greet with The Beatles & Mary Wells Self - Child at the Meet & Greet with The Beatles & Mary Wells   See fewer
Lee Craven
Self - Bradford Live Self - Bradford Live   See fewer
Syd Barrett
Self - Pink Floyd (credit only) Self - Pink Floyd (credit only)   See fewer
The Beatles
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Boardman
Self - Anne Boardman's Brother (credit only) Self - Anne Boardman's Brother (credit only)   See fewer
Allan Clarke
Self - The Hollies (credit only) Self - The Hollies (credit only)   See fewer
Tony Cutts
Self - Protectionist (credit only) Self - Protectionist (credit only)   See fewer
Bobby Elliott
Self - The Hollies (credit only) Self - The Hollies (credit only)   See fewer
Marianne Faithfull
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Charlie Foxx
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George Harrison
Self - The Beatles (archive footage) Self - The Beatles (archive footage)   See fewer
Eric Haydock
Self - The Hollies (credit only) Self - The Hollies (credit only)   See fewer
Jimi Hendrix
Self - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (credit only) Self - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (credit only)   See fewer
Tony Hicks
Self - The Hollies (credit only) Self - The Hollies (credit only)   See fewer
Ray Hirsch
Self - Jitter Bug in 'Mad Youth' (archive footage) Self - Jitter Bug in 'Mad Youth' (archive footage)   See fewer
The Hollies
Themselves (credit only) Themselves (credit only)   See fewer
Mick Jagger
Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only) Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only)   See fewer
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Brian Jones
Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only) Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only)   See fewer
Patti Lacey
Self - Jitter Bug in 'Mad Youth' (archive footage) Self - Jitter Bug in 'Mad Youth' (archive footage)   See fewer
John Lennon
Self - The Beatles (archive footage) Self - The Beatles (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul McCartney
Self - The Beatles (archive footage) Self - The Beatles (archive footage)   See fewer
Mitch Mitchell
Self - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (credit only) Self - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (credit only)   See fewer
Marilyn Monroe
Self - Sugar Kane Kowalczyk in 'Some Like It Hot' (archive footage) Self - Sugar Kane Kowalczyk in 'Some Like It Hot' (archive footage)   See fewer
Graham Nash
Self - The Hollies (credit only) Self - The Hollies (credit only)   See fewer
Roy Orbison
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Pink Floyd
Themselves (credit only) Themselves (credit only)   See fewer
Noel Redding
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Keith Richards
Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only) Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only)   See fewer
The Rolling Stones
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Sandie Shaw
Self (credit only) Self (credit only)   See fewer
Tom Spence
Self - Challenge Magazine & Daily Worker Journalist / Karen Grimaldi's Dad (credit only) Self - Challenge Magazine & Daily Worker Journalist / Karen Grimaldi's Dad (credit only)   See fewer
Ringo Starr
Self - The Beatles (archive footage) Self - The Beatles (archive footage)   See fewer
Scott Walker
Self (credit only) Self (credit only)   See fewer
Roger Waters
Self - Pink Floyd (credit only) Self - Pink Floyd (credit only)   See fewer
Charlie Watts
Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only) Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only)   See fewer
Mary Wells
Self (credit only) Self (credit only)   See fewer
Richard Wright
Self - Pink Floyd (credit only) Self - Pink Floyd (credit only)   See fewer
Bill Wyman
Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only) Self - The Rolling Stones (credit only)   See fewer
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