The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown
1964
70 minutes
Overview
A delightful Christmas musical about a young Jamaican woman who flees her humdrum Liverpool lodgings in search of her glamorous London cousin. Broadcast live on 28 December 1964, this rare TV musical is one of few to have survived from the 1960s. A tale of Afro-Caribbean immigration, the show is unusual for its time in that it doesn't labour the issues around racial tensions in Britain, but simply celebrates Christmas and family.
Top Cast
Millie Small
Elisabeth Welch
Ron Moody
Jasper Waxo
Kenny Lynch
