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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 2022
13:00
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 2013 14:55
Sun 20 Apr 2014 19:00- Sat 30 Aug 2014 15:10
- Sat 21 Mar 2015 13:10大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Sat 31 Oct 2015 08:05
- Tue 5 Apr 2016 14:15
- Sat 26 Aug 2017 07:20
- Sun 7 Oct 2018 14:45大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Sun 7 Oct 2018 15:00大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Sun 27 Jan 2019 06:25
- Mon 10 Jun 2019 15:20
- Tue 7 Apr 2020 15:25大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Tue 20 Jul 2021 14:50大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Fri 25 Feb 2022 13:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Sat 15 Oct 2022 13:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland