The Pot Carriers

The Pot Carriers
British quad poster by Tom Chantrell
Directed byPeter Graham Scott
Screenplay byT.J Morrison
Mike Watts
Produced byGordon Scott
StarringRonald Fraser
Paul Massie
Carole Lesley
CinematographyErwin Hillier
Music byStanley Black
Release date
  • 18 May 1962 (1962-05-18) (UK)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Pot Carriers is a 1962 British comedy-drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and produced by Gordon Scott for ABPC.[1][2] It stars Ronald Fraser, Paul Massie, Carole Lesley and Dennis Price.[3] The film is largely set in Wandsworth prison and is a remake of the ITV Play of the Week: The Pot Carriers (1960), which writer Mike Watts based on his own prison experiences.[4][5] The film centres around a young prisoner called Rainbow as he struggles to adjust to his first stretch behind bars.[6]

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  2. ^ "The Pot Carriers (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ "The Pot Carriers (1962) - Peter Graham Scott - Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "The Pot Carriers (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Pot Carriers – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
  6. ^ "The Pot Carriers (1962) - Peter Graham Scott - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.