The Blonde Bombshell
Appearance
The Blonde Bombshell | |
---|---|
Also known as | Blonde Bombshell: The Diana Dors Story |
Genre | Drama |
Based on | Dors by Diana by Diana Dors |
Written by | Ted Whitehead |
Directed by | Robert Bierman |
Starring | Amanda Redman Keeley Hawes Rupert Graves Gary Webster Barnaby Kay Larry Lamb Josephine Butler |
Composer | Colin Towns |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Laura Mackie Jo Wright |
Producer | Trevor Hopkins |
Running time | 200 mins (excluding adverts) |
Production company | LWT |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 26 April 27 April 1999 | –
The Blonde Bombshell was a two-part mini-series based on the life and death of actress Diana Dors. It was produced by LWT for ITV, and was first shown on 26 and 27 April 1999.[1] Keeley Hawes played Dors during her early career (1945–1960) and Amanda Redman during her later years (1965–1984).
Diana Dors' son, Mark, claims that the series got the story wrong, and offers a different portrayal of his mother.[2]
Reception
Eddie Gibb of the Sunday Herald wrote "This is a sad story badly told."[3]
References
- ^ "The-Blonde-Bombshell - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-109793778
- ^ "The blonde bombs". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 25 April 1999. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
External links
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1999 British television series debuts
- 1999 British television series endings
- 1990s British drama television series
- British biographical films
- British films
- British television films
- 1990s British television miniseries
- Works about actors
- ITV television dramas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- London Weekend Television shows
- English-language television shows
- Biographical film stubs