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Bookmark this page6.5 Special (1958)
Director: Alfred Shaugnessy
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From Time Out Film Guide
BBC TV's hit pop series of the '50s transferred to the cinema with the minimum of plot and the maximum of music: showbiz wannabes Leslie and Todd hop on the 6.05 Glasgow to London train; a host of stars, not surprisingly, are rehearsing on board. The line-up includes Petula Clark, Dankworth and Laine, Jim Dale (and youthful comic duo Mike and Bernie Winters), but when we finally reach the studio, it's Lonnie Donegan who closes the show.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Alfred Shaugnessy
Producer: Herbert Smith
Cast: Avril Leslie, Diane Todd, Pete Murray, Jo Douglas, Finlay Currie, Josephine Douglas, Lonnie Donnegan, Dickie Valentine, Jim Dale, Petula Clark, Russ Hamilton, Joan Regan, Johnny Dankworth, Cleo Laine, Mike and Bernie Winters full cast
Duration: 85 mins
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