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The Man in the White Suit
Biting Ealing satire about a scientist (Alec Guinness) who invents an indestructible fibre but finds that everyone wants to destroy his formula.
Biting Ealing satire about an eccentric research scientist working in a menial job in a textile factory, who invents a fabric that never gets dirty and never wears out. When the tycoons of the clothes industry discover his secret, they ruthlessly set out to destroy the formula, and the scientist is forced to go on the run, wearing a suit made from the miracle yarn, with just about everyone in pursuit.
Last on
Sat 15 Oct 202213:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sidney Stratton | Alec Guinness |
| Daphne Birnley | Joan Greenwood |
| Alan Birnley | Cecil Parker |
| Bertha | Vida Hope |
| Michael Corland | Michael Gough |
| Sir John Kierlaw | Ernest Thesiger |
| Cranford | Howard Marion Crawford |
| Hoskins | Henry Mollison |
| Frank | Patric Doonan |
| Writer | Roger MacDougall |
| Writer | John Dighton |
| Writer | Alexander Mackendrick |
| Director | Alexander Mackendrick |
| Producer | Sidney Cole |
Broadcasts
- Sat 11 May 201314:55
Sun 20 Apr 201419:00- Sat 30 Aug 201415:10
- Sat 21 Mar 201513:10BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 31 Oct 201508:05
- Tue 5 Apr 201614:15
- Sat 26 Aug 201707:20
- Sun 7 Oct 201814:45BBC Two except Scotland
- Sun 7 Oct 201815:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sun 27 Jan 201906:25
- Mon 10 Jun 201915:20
- Tue 7 Apr 202015:25BBC Two except Scotland
- Tue 20 Jul 202114:50BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 25 Feb 202213:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 15 Oct 202213:00BBC Two except Scotland
