Happy Birthday BAFTA (2007) (TV)

Director:

Alasdair Macmillan

Writer:

Tony Nicholson (writer)

Release Date:

7 November 2007 (UK)

Genre:

History

Plot:

A variety celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the British Academy of Folm and Television Arts. |

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction

Cast

John Alderton
Anthony Andrews
Alexander Armstrong
Sam Aston
Richard Attenborough
Stanley Baxter
Christopher Beeny
Halle Berry
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Andrea Bocelli
Melvyn Bragg
Robert Carlyle
The Cast of Billy Elliot
Pauline Collins
Antony Cotton	...	Sean Tully
Céline Dion
Lesley-Anne Down
Vincent Ebrahim
Jimmi Harkishin
Indira Joshi
Ben Kingsley
Barbara Knox
Michael Le Vell
Joanna Lumley
Jean Marsh
Ben Miller
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself - On Tape
Sharon Osbourne
Meg Wynn Owen
Michael Parkinson
Miss Piggy
Kym Ryder	...	Michelle Connor
Meera Syal
Jenny Tomasin
Jacqueline Tong
Rita Tushingham
Simon Williams
Victoria Wood
Helen Worth

Directed by
Alasdair Macmillan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tony Nicholson		writer

Produced by
David Alpin	....	executive producer
Rachel Ashdown	....	executive producer
Kate Baller	....	associate producer
Cassie Bennitt	....	associate producer
Steven Lappin	....	producer
Nicholas Steinberg	....	producer
Mark Wells	....	executive producer
Sarah Woolley	....	clip segment producer

Production Design by
Peter Bingemann

Production Management
Christopher Sprague	....	production manager

Art Department
Bill Wilson	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Mark McLoughlin	....	supervising sound editor

Editorial Department
Andy Marangone	....	on-line editor

Production Companies

• BAFTA Productions
• ITV Productions

Distributors

• ITV1 (2007) (UK) (all media)

Runtime:

UK:90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

New London Theatre, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London, England, UK

Company:

BAFTA Productions

Happy Birthday BAFTA

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I have always liked the BAFTA awards for seeing great recent film and television for being nominated for, and winning worthy awards, and to celebrate the 60th birthday of the ceremonies, there came this special tribute evening. Hosted by Michael Parkinson (who was retiring from his chat show career) and Joanna Lumley, this programme saw some little sketches, some dancing, some singing, and basically celebrated all the great television and film that BAFTA has praised. Shiow highlights include: Miss Piggy meeting Sharon Osbourne (both divas) and fighting the limelight, the cast of Billy Elliot dancing (and singing a bit), Celine Dion singing "My Heart Will Go On", the cast of Upstairs Downstairs reunited, The Kumars (Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Vincent Ebrahim, Indira Joshi) meeting Sir Ben Kingsley, Stanley Baxter, a new stand-up routine from Victoria Wood, Andrea Bocelli singing West Side Story's "Maria", and Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller recreating the great Morecambe and Wise Breakfast sketch. Also appearing are Melvyn Bragg, Robert Carlyle, Pauline Collins (aka Shirley Valentine), and of course, Lord Sir Richard Attenborough. With some good clips from great films and television, it was a good programme. Good!