Best of British The Heroes (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

Best of British

The Heroes (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary

From Tom Brown to Bulldog Drummond, from Biggles to Bond, the 20th Century British hero was represented as schoolboy, sleuth, soldier, sailor, sky-pilot and spy, and film portrayed them in all their different personalities - romantic, ...See moreFrom Tom Brown to Bulldog Drummond, from Biggles to Bond, the 20th Century British hero was represented as schoolboy, sleuth, soldier, sailor, sky-pilot and spy, and film portrayed them in all their different personalities - romantic, gritty, superior, gutsy, charming, and even with a tongue-in-cheek humour. Featured stars include Dirk Bogarde, Jack Hawkins, Stewart Granger, Kenneth More, Leslie Howard, David Niven and John Mills in films such as Reach For The Sky, We Dive At Dawn, A Tale Of Two Cities and A Matter Of Life And Death. Written by AS See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
John Mills Narrator / Actor (voice) (as Sir John Mills) Narrator / Actor (voice) (as Sir John Mills) See fewer	Great Expectations (1946)
Dirk Bogarde Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Servant (1963)
Phyllis Calvert Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Crash of Silence (1952)
Stewart Granger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	King Solomon's Mines (1950)
John Gregson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
Alec Guinness Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Jack Hawkins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
Leslie Howard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Pygmalion (1938)
Kim Hunter Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Roger Livesey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Herbert Lom Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Dead Zone (1983)
James Mason Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Lolita (1962)
Douglass Montgomery Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Harmony Lane (1935)
Kenneth More Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Longest Day (1962)
David Niven Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Joy Shelton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Millions Like Us (1943)
Anthony Steel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
Marie Versini Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Winnetou and Old Firehand (1966)
Anton Walbrook Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Red Shoes (1948)