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Black Velvet Band (1997)

Black Velvet Band (1997)

Drama Western TV Movie
Release Date: 1997, December 24
Directors: Robert Knights
Countries: United Kingdom, South Africa
Production: Yorkshire Television
Cast: Alex Ferns, David S. Lee, Stephen Jennings, Ken Gampu, Stephen Marcus, Robin Smith, Ronald France, John Carson, Chris McHallem, Ian Yule, Amy Marston, Todd Carty

Overview:

Period drama Black Velvet Band takes us back to Victorian times when a gang of petty crooks find themselves sentenced to transportation to Australia, their ship, however, docks in South Africa and the gang manage to make their escape. The film starred Nick Berry, Chris McHallem and Todd Carty, who had all previously appeared in EastEnders together. The initial idea came from McHallem, whilst Nick Berry, thanks to being the darling of ITV at the time because of his hit show Heartbeat, had the clout to get it made.

Keywords:

crime western australia adventure victorian england south africa transport of prisoners