Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol (TV Movie 2005) Poster

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8/10
Fabulous travel down nostalgia way!!!
niels-417 July 2008
When I read the other review of this program, I think to myself, how terrible sad that some people write reviews based on being narrow minded. This TV program is great fun for anyone who appreciates the many comedy films produced in Great Britain during the late 1950's through the 1970's. Here you meet many of the sex symbols that graced the silver screen from the greatly loved Carry On films and Hammer Film Studioes Horror films. Many of these films are considered classics and loved by millions of people all over the world. It is wonderful to see these glamorous actresses that once played both minor and leading roles.Many remembered because they were beautiful, talented and knew how to have fun with the comic talents they were set against. I think many fans of these films have wondered what happen to names like Valiere Leon, Julie Ege, Ingrid Pitt, Madeline Smith and many others. Here they are, with a sense of humor, looking back on their career with insight and fun. Tony Livesei does a great job as a presenter and brought us back to an era when the sex comedies of British Cinema had their popularity. There was a few times I wished he allowed more time for his interviews, especially with Julie Ege. Her film career was definitely so much more then UP POMPEII. Also missed Martine Beswick who would have added much style to the program, what a lady.Anyone who regards this era of film comedies will have fun,once more seeing again many of the actors and actresses that made these films memorable. A treasure for sure,ENJOY :-))
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7/10
Nice retrospective
Leofwine_draca4 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
CRUMPET! A VERY BRITISH SEX SYMBOL was originally shown on BBC2 one evening back in 2005. In it, Burnley-born TV and radio presenter Tony Livesey looks back at the treatment of the British sex symbol in TV and cinema from the 1950s through to the 1980s. As expected, it's very much an interview compilation, featuring a number of our country's most famous actresses showing up to reminisce about their times working in cinema: Shirley Eaton, Honor Blackman, Maddie Smith, Valerie Leon and Ingrid Pitt all feature. There's a little discussion about sexism and feminism with Germaine Greer brought in to the show the other side, but this is very much a celebration of the glamorous girls of yesteryear and their treatment on screen.
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