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The Birth of Television (1976)
TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary, Drama

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The Birth of Television (1976)

TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary, Drama

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Gary Pritchard | Dacre Punt

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Updated Nov 1, 1976

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Nov 1, 1976 (United Kingdom)

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Gracie Fields Self Self See fewer	Holy Matrimony (1943)
Dinah Sheridan Self Self See fewer	The Railway Children (1970)
Arthur Askey Self Self See fewer	The Love Match (1955)
Cyril Fletcher Self Self See fewer	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Jasmine Bligh Self Self See fewer	Band Waggon (1940)
Elizabeth Cowell Self Self See fewer	The Three Bears (1938)
Joan Miller Self Self See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Leslie Mitchell Self Self See fewer	How Do You View? (1949)
Freddie Williams Admiral Admiral See fewer	Terry on the Fence (1986)
Raymond Cooke Admiral Admiral See fewer	Theatre Night (1957)
John Parry Admiral Admiral See fewer	Der Rosenkavalier (II) (1994)
Reginald Barratt Sir Noel Ashbridge Sir Noel Ashbridge See fewer	Department S (1969)
John Rye John Logie Baird John Logie Baird See fewer	Macbeth (1958)
Peter Symonds Young Douglas Birkinshaw / The man with a flower in his mouth Young Douglas Birkinshaw / The man with a flower in his mouth See fewer	ChuckleVision (1987)
John Rowe BBC announcer / Friend of the man with a flower in his mouth BBC announcer / Friend of the man with a flower in his mouth See fewer	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Celestine Randall Young Elizabeth Cowell Young Elizabeth Cowell See fewer	The Madness of King George (1994)
Julia Lewis Chilton Chilton See fewer	Supergirl (1984)
Roy Macready 'Hitler' technician 'Hitler' technician See fewer	The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Kate Gielgud Young Joan Miller Young Joan Miller See fewer	Maidens' Trip (1977)
Martin Matthews Prince of Wales's secretary Prince of Wales's secretary See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Leslie Glazer Isaac Schoenberg Isaac Schoenberg See fewer	Scotch on the Rocks (1973)
Paul Williamson Campbell Swinton Campbell Swinton See fewer	Emma (1996)
Graham Suter Selsdon Committee Selsdon Committee See fewer	The Big Pull (1962)