British Film Forever (2007)

Documentary · History

Running for seven weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented by Jessica Stevenson the series featured over 200 exclusive interviews with leading actors and directors including Sir Michael Caine, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (117 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Jessica Hynes Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

6.75 avg 4 episodes 6.9 → 7.4 92 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller	6.9	17
3	Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of Social Realism	7.3	9
4	Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama	5.4	12
5	Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of Horror and Fantasy	7.4	31