The Blonde Bombshell

*The Blonde Bombshell*
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 is a British 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

The Blonde Bombshell at IMDb

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[1] "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.

[2] ttps://www.questia.com/read/1G1-109793778

[3] "The blonde bombs". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 25 April 1999. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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