Film

Black Velvet Band

1997 · 1h 30m · Drama · TV Movie · Western

IMDb

8.2

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.

Nick Berry

Martin Tusco

Todd Carty

Pentecost

Chris McHallem

Shut-Eye

Stephen Marcus

Nudge

Amy Marston

Half-Pint

John Carson

Col. Rowan

Michael Atkinson

Lord George Grey

Michael Brunner

Piet

Gabriella Cirillo

Louisa

Alex Ferns

Major Watson

Frantz Dobrowsky

Leach

Ronald France

Sir Harry Smith

Nicole Franco

Maria Rex

Ken Gampu

Witch Doctor

Zukile Gqobose

Watson's Corporal

David S. Lee

Sgt Howe

• Robert KnightsDirector
• Jonathan CritchleyWriter
• Chris McHallemStory
• Peter WallerProducer
• Keith RichardsonExecutive Producer
• Chris SchutteDirector of Photography
• John MurphyOriginal Music Composer
• Nigel DuckettEditor
• Malcolm DruryCasting
• Marina Van TonderCasting

Release date

December 24, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Budget

$1,200,000

Genres

Drama, TV Movie, Western

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