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Black Velvet Band

Black Velvet Band

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 24, 1997

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie, Western

User Score

70%

Original Title

Black Velvet Band

Production Companies

Yorkshire Television

Director

Robert Knights

Budget

$1,200,000

Description

Period drama Black Velvet Band takes us back to Victorian times when a gang of petty crooks find themselves sentenced to transportation to Australia, their ship, however, docks in South Africa and the gang manage to make their escape. The film starred Nick Berry, Chris McHallem and Todd Carty, who had all previously appeared in EastEnders together. The initial idea came from McHallem, whilst Nick Berry, thanks to being the darling of ITV at the time because of his hit show Heartbeat, had the clout to get it made.