Saving Mr Banks
Uplifting drama telling the tale of how Walt Disney persuaded the guarded author of Mary Poppins to bring her creation to the big screen.
The story behind Disney's Mary Poppins is brought to life in this uplifting drama from BBC Films.
Fallen on hard times, reclusive British author PL Travers goes to Hollywood to oversee a film adaptation of Mary Poppins by the famously frivolous Walt Disney. However, Travers clashes with Disney and his team, and expresses an open distaste for their saccharine, sing-song plans for the picture. Will the charismatic cartoon magnate find a way to loosen the author's vice-like grip on her creation?
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Colin Farrell
Chim Chim Cher-Ee (East Wind)
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00:05Thomas Newman
Ginty My Love
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00:05Thomas Newman
Travers Goff
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00:08Thomas Newman
Walking Bus
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00:10Ray Charles
One Mint Julep (feat. Quincy Jones)
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00:11Thomas Newman
Mrs. P. L. Travers
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00:18The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Heigh-Ho
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00:20Thomas Newman
Mr. Disney
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00:25Thomas Newman
Jollification
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00:28Thomas Newman
Uncle Albert
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00:29Thomas Newman
End Title
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00:31Thomas Newman
Leisurely Stroll
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00:42Thomas Newman
A Foul Fowl
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00:49Thomas Newman
Celtic Soul
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00:51Thomas Newman
The Mouse
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01:06Thomas Newman
Whiskey
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01:10Thomas Newman
To My Mother
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01:16Thomas Newman
The Magic Kingdom
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01:22Jason Schwartzman
Let's Go Fly a Kite
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01:26Thomas Newman
Pears
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01:33Thomas Newman
Westerly Weather
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01:42Thomas Newman
Forgiveness
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01:44Thomas Newman
Beverly Hills Hotel
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01:52David Tomlinson & Dick Van Dyke
Let's Go Fly a Kite
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01:50Julie Andrews
A Spoonful Of Sugar
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01:54Thomas Newman
End Title
"Disney was a far more interesting character if he's human."
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| PL Travers | Emma Thompson |
| Walt Disney | Tom Hanks |
| Travers Goff | Colin Farrell |
| Ginty | Annie Rose Buckley |
| Margaret Goff | Ruth Wilson |
| Ralph | Paul Giamatti |
| Don DaGradi | Bradley Whitford |
| Robert Sherman | BJ Novak |
| Richard Sherman | Jason Schwartzman |
| Tommie | Kathy Baker |
| Aunt Ellie | Rachel Griffiths |
| Diarmuid Russell | Ronan Vibert |
| Director | John Lee Hancock |
| Writer | Kelly Marcel |
Broadcasts
Fri 23 Dec 201620:30BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Wales- Fri 23 Dec 201621:00BBC Two Wales
- Fri 23 Dec 201621:30BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Mon 1 May 201720:30BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
- Mon 1 May 201722:30BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Boxing Day 201814:30BBC Two except Wales
- Sun 21 Apr 201915:40BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 29 Dec 201915:00
- Sun 9 Aug 202022:30BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
- Sun 9 Aug 202023:30BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sun 9 Aug 202023:45BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Sun 3 Jan 202115:30BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 3 Jan 202117:00BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
- Tue 21 Dec 202114:45
- Sun 18 Dec 202216:10BBC Two except Scotland
- Sun 31 Dec 202314:20
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"I know what he's going to do to her. She'll be cavorting and twinkling!"
Pictures from the film
See a gallery of Saving Mr Banks images at the BBC Films site.
Clip: The origins of Mary Poppins
PL Travers said the character blew into her mind fully-formed. From The Culture Show.
