Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Two
  • 2005
  • 1 episode

Documentary that charts that peculiarly British notion of 'crumpet' on TV and in film from the 1950s right through to the late 1980s. Features Tony Livesey, Austin Little, Honor Blackman, Dylan Jones, Shirley Eaton and more.

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2005
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Creators
Julie Burchill and Jane Garcia
Features
Tony Livesey, Austin Little, Honor Blackman, Dylan Jones, Shirley Eaton, Jonathan Benton-Hughes, Jeremy Lloyd, Ned Sherrin and more
Directors
John Moulson
Producers
John Moulson, Alan Tyler and Paula Trafford
Company

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Opening music is the theme tune from On The Buses.

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 28th December 2005 at 10pm on BBC Two
Episode length
1 hour

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