Make Mine A Million. Image shows from L to R: Sid Gibson (Sid James), Arthur Ashton (Arthur Askey)
Make Mine A Million
- 1959 film
A washing powder salesman with no money for TV advertisements sets out to make his brand known in a far from orthodox manner. Stars Arthur Askey, Sid James, Dermot Walsh, Olga Lindo, Clive Morton and more.
Make Mine A Million. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Ashton (Arthur Askey), Sid Gibson (Sid James)
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1959
- Creator
- Jack Francis
- Stars
- Arthur Askey, Sid James, Dermot Walsh, Olga Lindo, Clive Morton, Sally Barnes, George Margo, Leigh Madison and more
- Writers
- Peter Blackmore, Arthur Askey and Talbot Rothwell
- Director
- Lance Comfort
- Producers
- Jack Hylton and John Baxter
- Companies
Following a mishap in a laundrette, Arthur is tricked by washing powder salesman Sid Gibson into broadcasting an advert on the non-commercial National Television station. He is fired from his job in the NT's make-up department, and goes into partnership with Sid's firm - Bonko washing powder - in making guerrilla advertising broadcasts on the National network by overriding their outside-broadcast transmissions.
Additional details
- UK certificate
- U
- Duration
- 83 minutes
- UK release
- Tuesday 24th February 1959
- Distributors
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Black and white
Website links
Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 15th October 2021 at 7:50am on TPTV
- Sunday 1st August 2021 at 6:00am on TPTV
- Saturday 1st May 2021 at 6:00am on TPTV
Recording details
- Shepperton Studios