The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

Nigel Finch
1982-01-19


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45 min

A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular, most stolen, and most misunderstood car. 'Dagenham dustbin'? 'Poor man's Rolls-Royce'? In the year that may well see the end of a legend, some of the motoring public, including Sir John Betjeman, Tom Robinson, Alexei Sayle, Sir Terence Beckett and Magnus Magnusson take apart the Ford Cortina: Life and Works 1962-1982.

Cast

Name Character Team
Alexei Sayle Self - Presenter Unowned
Magnus Magnusson Self - Mastermind Questionmaster Unowned
John McVicar Self Unowned
John Betjeman Self Unowned
Tom Robinson Self Unowned
Stephen Bayley Self Unowned
Paul Welton Self Unowned
Fiona Richmond Self Unowned
Sir Terence Beckett Self Unowned