The Blonde Bombshell

The Blonde Bombshell was a two-part mini-series based on the life and death of actress Diana Dors. It was produced by LWT for ITV, and was first shown on 26 and 27 April 1999.[1] Keeley Hawes played Dors during her early career (1945–1960) and Amanda Redman during her later years (1965–1984).

The Blonde Bombshell
Also known asBlonde Bombshell: The Diana Dors Story
GenreDrama
Based onDors by Diana by Diana Dors
Written byTed Whitehead
Directed byRobert Bierman
StarringAmanda Redman
Keeley Hawes
Rupert Graves
Gary Webster
Barnaby Kay
Larry Lamb
Josephine Butler
Composer(s)Colin Towns
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producer(s)Laura Mackie
Jo Wright
Producer(s)Trevor Hopkins
Running time200 mins (excluding adverts)
Production company(s)LWT
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9
Audio formatStereo
Original release26 April (1999-04-26) 
27 April 1999 (1999-04-27)

Diana Dors' son, Mark, claims that the series got the story wrong, and offers a different portrayal of his mother.[2]

Reception

Eddie Gibb of the Sunday Herald wrote "This is a sad story badly told."[3]

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gollark: Just as planned.
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gollark: ACCURSED

References

  1. "The-Blonde-Bombshell - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-109793778
  3. "The blonde bombs". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 25 April 1999. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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