Plot Summary

A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular, most stolen, and most misunderstood car. 'Dagenham dustbin'? 'Poor man's Rolls-Royce'? In the year that may well see the end of a legend, some of the motoring public, including Sir John Betjeman, Tom Robinson, Alexei Sayle, Sir Terence Beckett and Magnus Magnusson take apart the Ford Cortina: Life and Works 1962-1982.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Alexei Sayle as Self - Presenter

Alexei Sayle

Self - Presenter

Magnus Magnusson as Self - Mastermind Questionmaster

Magnus Magnusson

Self - Mastermind Questionmaster

John McVicar as Self

John McVicar

Self

John Betjeman as Self

John Betjeman

Self

Tom Robinson as Self

Tom Robinson

Self

Stephen Bayley as Self

Stephen Bayley

Self

Paul Welton as Self

Paul Welton

Self

Fiona Richmond as Self

Fiona Richmond

Self

Sir Terence Beckett as Self

Sir Terence Beckett

Self

Production Companies

BBC Arena