Best of British The English Roses (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary

Best of British

The English Roses (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary

During the 1940s and 50s, British films featured female stars who portrayed fiery, independent characters in distinctive settings, and stories than emanated from the events of World War II and its cultural aftermath. Featured stars Phyllis...See moreDuring the 1940s and 50s, British films featured female stars who portrayed fiery, independent characters in distinctive settings, and stories than emanated from the events of World War II and its cultural aftermath. Featured stars Phyllis Calvert, Patricia Roc, Margaret Lockwood, Virginia McKenna, Deborah Kerr, and Jean Simmons in such films as Madonna Of The Seven Moons (1945), Love Story (1944), The Wicked Lady (1945), A Town Like Alice (1956), Black Narcissus (1947) and The Blue Lagoon (1949) Written by AS See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
John Mills Narrator (voice) (as Sir John Mills) Narrator (voice) (as Sir John Mills) See fewer	Great Expectations (1946)
Phyllis Calvert Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Crash of Silence (1952)
Patricia Roc Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Wicked Lady (1945)
Margaret Lockwood Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Virginia McKenna Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Born Free (1966)
Deborah Kerr Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The King and I (1956)
Jean Simmons Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Guys and Dolls (1955)
Dirk Bogarde Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Servant (1963)
Kathleen Byron Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Black Narcissus (1947)
Stewart Granger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Alan Haines Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Van der Valk (1972)
Griffith Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Miranda (1948)
James Mason Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Lolita (1962)
Dennis Price Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Bill Travers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ring of Bright Water (1969)