Black Velvet Band

Dec 24, 1997

1h 30m

★ 6.5

Overview

Period drama Black Velvet Band takes us back to Victorian times when a gang of petty crooks find themselves sentenced to transportation to Australia, their ship, however, docks in South Africa and the gang manage to make their escape. The film starred Nick Berry, Chris McHallem and Todd Carty, who had all previously appeared in EastEnders together. The initial idea came from McHallem, whilst Nick Berry, thanks to being the darling of ITV at the time because of his hit show Heartbeat, had the clout to get it made.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Western

Production Companies

Yorkshire Television

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Cast

Martin Tusco

Nick Berry

Pentecost

Todd Carty

Shut-Eye

Chris McHallem

Nudge

Stephen Marcus

Half-Pint

Amy Marston

Col. Rowan

John Carson

Lord George Grey

Michael Atkinson

Piet

Michael Brunner

Louisa

Gabriella Cirillo

Major Watson

Alex Ferns

Leach

Frantz Dobrowsky

Sir Harry Smith

Ronald France

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