Product Description

Cult TV is a celebration of the golden age of British television that encompassed the cult shows of the 1960s and 70s such as The Prisoner, Thunderbirds, The Saint and The Persuaders. The incredible stories behind the making of these enduringly popular shows are told here by the actors, directors and creators involved in bringing them to the small screen. Lavishly illustrated with many previously unseen photographs from ITC s own archive, Cult TV also contains a wealth of anecdotes and detail that will delight fans of these remarkable series.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #172429 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent Overview Of Some of ITCs Best Known Series
THE PERSUADERS!, THUNDERBIRDS, THE PRISONER, THE CHAMPIONS, SPACE:1999...the position of Lord Lew Grades ITC company in the cult tv market is examined in this book. If you want to wallow in nostalgia about some of your favourite tv shows of the 60s and 70s, then this is for you.

My only gripe would be the brief coverage given to some series, and obviously there are favourites which perhaps could have been included. But overall a splendid summary of ITC output, illustrated with b+w pics and including comments from ITC actors, actresses and production staff, many of which have been obtained in new and recent interviews.

Recommended.

classy book
Clearly the author has spent a huge amount of time researching this book.A wealth of information on some classic TV.Not too anal,The author tells the history of ITC with style,he has interviewed many people who tell a fascinating story.

Cult TV: The Golden Age of ITC
"Cult TV" is a very readable, surprisingly amusing and well-researched book about the iconic television shows of the'60's and '70's produced by Lew Grade's company ITC.
It could have been a geeky, over-detailed technical tomb of a manual but Robert Seller's easy going, story-telling style makes it both fascinating and informative.
It depends what you remember watching in the '60's and '70's which chapters will interst you the most. Me - I remember "The Champions", "Randall and Hopkirk (deceased)", "UFO" and "The Persauders" well, but "The Prisoner", "Danger Man", "Man in a Suitcase" and "The Protectors" not so well and a number of the others shows only by their name. But they all made for a good read.
Seller's interviews with over 50 cast and crew gives an amusing insight into the characters and personalities of the TV shows. Who knew "The Prisoner"s Patrick McGoohan was such a puritanical, drunk, control freak, or, that Peter Wyngarde ("Jason King"), who was so adored that his fans literally "grabbed tufts of his pubic hair" when he was mobbed at Syndney Airport, was arrested for "cottaging in the gents's toilets at Leicester bus station" so ending his carreer.Was it true Roger Moore and Tony Curtis couldn't stand each other during the making of "The Persuaders"?
A lovely trip down TV memory lane......