Movie

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

1982 0h 45m Released

Documentary

A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular, most stolen, and most misunderstood car. 'Dagenham dustbin'? 'Poor man's Rolls-Royce'? In the year that may well see the end of a legend, some of the motoring public, including Sir John Betjeman, Tom Robinson, Alexei Sayle, Sir Terence Beckett and Magnus Magnusson take apart the Ford Cortina: Life and Works 1962-1982.

Cast

Alexei Sayle Self - Presenter Magnus Magnusson Self - Mastermind Question J John McVicar Self John Betjeman Self Tom Robinson Self S Stephen Bayley Self