Black Velvet Band
- Released on
- Runtime
- 90 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Nick Berry
- Todd Carty
- Chris McHallem
- Stephen Marcus
- Amy Marston
- John Carson
- Michael Atkinson
- Michael Brunner
- Gabriella Cirillo
- Alex Ferns
- Frantz Dobrowsky
- Ronald France
- Nicole Franco
- Ken Gampu
- Zukile Gqobose
- David S. Lee
- Stephen Jennings
- Emily McArthur
- Len Sparrowhawk
- Owen Sejake
- Victor Melleney
- Robin Smith
- Iain Winter-Smith
- Ian Yule
- Adrian Steed
Director
- Robert Knights
Producers
- Peter Waller
