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Forty Minutes

  • TV Series
  • 1981–1994
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Forty Minutes (1981)
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Documentaries on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes.Documentaries on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes.Documentaries on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes.

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    • John Pitman
    • Michael Dean
    • Lucinda Lambton
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    6.6/10
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    • Stars
      • John Pitman
      • Michael Dean
      • Lucinda Lambton
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    • Won 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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    • 1985–1991
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    • 1984–1988
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    Ian Holm
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    • 1982
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    • 1987–1988
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    Dirk Bogarde
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    • 1989–1992
    Robin Ellis
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    Alison French
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    • 1981–1988
    Pete Murray
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    • 1984–1992
    Susan Rae
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    • 1986–1987
    Claire Walmsley
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    scatterjim

    "O Alien" on TV's Believe It Or Not

    A clip, showing the aforementioned pendulous breasts, was shown on "TV's Believe It Or Not" on BBC 4 on Tuesday 30th June 2009. Sean Lock was the host of this hilarious look at wacky TV programmes through the years. Sean describes the idea for this programme as a bit crazy and something that you might have thought about after a night in the pub with your friends!

    It looks as weird as the previous comment suggests with a pseudo-hippie voice-over and it all seems a bit drug-induced. The female voice tries to look at a tree in a different way.

    I have no idea where one can get a hold of this but if anyone else has the full video for the 40 Minutes programme please let me know. It should be an interesting view of the alternative side of 80s culture and television.

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1981 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 40 Minutes
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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