The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

Overview

A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular, most stolen, and most misunderstood car. 'Dagenham dustbin'? 'Poor man's Rolls-Royce'? In the year that may well see the end of a legend, some of the motoring public, including Sir John Betjeman, Tom Robinson, Alexei Sayle, Sir Terence Beckett and Magnus Magnusson take apart the Ford Cortina: Life and Works 1962-1982.

Directed by Nigel Finch

Top cast

Alexei Sayle

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Magnus Magnusson

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John McVicar

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John Betjeman

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Tom Robinson

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Stephen Bayley

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Paul Welton

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Fiona Richmond

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Sir Terence Beckett

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