| Best of British | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Robert Sidaway Ashley Sidaway Maurice Sellar Lou Jones |
| Written by | Robert Sidaway Ashley Sidaway Maurice Sellar Lou Jones |
| Narrated by | John Mills Anthony Quayle |
| Theme music composer | Rob Waugh |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Robert Sidaway |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Best of British Films & Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 22 April 1987 – 31 March 1994 |
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Best of British is a British television documentary series, created by Robert Sidaway, Ashley Sidaway, Maurice Sellar and Lou Jones and produced by Robert Sidaway.[1]
Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle, the series comprised five seasons and sixty seven episodes all originally broadcast on BBC1.
Designed as entertainment for a broad audience, the complete series encompasses a comprehensive view of British cinema from the 1930s to the 1980s by examining a different theme and or genre in each episode through the extensive use of film clips.
The series debuted on 22 April 1987.[2] The final episode was broadcast on 31 March 1994.[3]
The UK company Best Of British Films & Television was established due to the success of the series.
- ^ "IMDb Listing". IMDb. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Radio Times Listing". 22 April 1987. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Radio Times Listing". Retrieved 24 May 2016.