When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
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When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies2012
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When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
59m·Documentary
Directed by Linda Sands·2012
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7.2/10 avgAverage user ratingTimeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine man in the country was called Shirley. In its heyday, British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of generations of wrestlers from Mick McManus and Jackie 'Mr TV' Pallo to Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. With contributions from inside the world of wrestling and surprising fans such as artist Peter Blake, this is an affectionate and lively portrait of a lost era of simpler pleasures, both in and out of the ring.
DirectorLinda SandsStudioBBC
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Christopher EcclestonNarrator | Narrator |
 Peter BlakeSelf | Self |
| WWill HodgsonSelf | Self |
| SSimon GarfieldSelf | Self |
| MMax CrabtreeSelf | Self |
| AAdrian StreetSelf | Self |
| JJohnny KincaidSelf | Self |
| KKlondyke KateSelf | Self |
| KKendo NagasakiSelf | Self |
| AAtlantis Chronos GothSelf - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki | Self - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki |
| FFrank RimerSelf | Self |
| AAnglo ItalianSelf | Self |
| BBrian FaulknerSelf | Self |
| JJames MasonSelf | Self |
| JJoseph NixonSelf | Self |
| BBrian MitchellSelf | Self |