Edgar Anstey Movies
- 1957
Holiday
Holiday6.71957HD
Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.
- 1958
The Travel Game
The Travel Game01958HD
A light and somewhat satirical look at the problems and pleasures of Continental holiday travel. A passenger on the Hook Continental Express from...
- 1986
Hooray For Holyrood
Hooray For Holyrood01986HD
Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbie Coltrane (a former EIFF chauffeur) and...
- 1966
The Driving Force
The Driving Force91966HD
Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced...
- 1961
Terminus
Terminus7.0941961HD
This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows the changing patterns of human emotions during 24 hours...
- 1954
Elizabethan Express
Elizabethan Express61954HD
Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...
- 1955
Snowdrift at Bleath Gill
Snowdrift at Bleath Gill6.41955HD
Snowploughs are readied to rescue a snowbound train - in one of the most popular of all British Transport Films.
- 1965
The Coach Travellers
The Coach Travellers01965HD
Coach passengers give their reasons for preferring that type of transport. A group of ramblers visit the Welsh mountains; an angler and his family...
- 1957
Every Valley
Every Valley71957HD
A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.
- 1958
Under Night Streets
Under Night Streets01958HD
After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to...
- 1961
Speaking of Freight
Speaking of Freight01961HD
When a business tycoon allows himself to be 'snared' into seeing some films in a railway traffic manager's office, there must be a reason for it. In...
- 1963
Snow
Snow6.21963HD
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...
- 1965
Europe by Train
Europe by Train01965HD
A journalist chats on the unusual excursions possible from nodal stations on Europe's train networks. Douglas Browne, journalist and traveller, takes...
- 1959
Broad Waterways
Broad Waterways01959HD
'Water', says the transport man, 'is lovely stuff' - and the development plan for British Waterways is based on this belief. The film shows parts of...
- 1956
Men on the Mend
Men on the Mend01956HD
When Joe Miller breaks his ankle on the shop floor, he is sent with some trepidation to the British Railways rehab centre, a cross between a modern...
- 1955
Yorkshire Sands
Yorkshire Sands01955HD
Light verse and gay music make their own comment on the holidaymakers of the Yorkshire coastline. Between Tees and Humber thousands each year enjoy...
- 1954
The Heart of England
The Heart of England01954HD
The Cotswolds are the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath.
- 1960
A Letter for Wales
A Letter for Wales61960HD
Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.
- 1958
Journey Into Spring
Journey Into Spring5.71958HD
Journey into Spring is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by British Transport Films. The film -- partly a...
- 1957
Lancashire Coast
Lancashire Coast01957HD
The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.