The Blonde Bombshell

*The Blonde Bombshell*
The Blonde Bombshell
Also known as	Blonde Bombshell: The Diana Dors Story
Genre	Drama
Based on	Dors by Diana by Diana Dors
Written by	Ted Whitehead
Directed by	Robert Bierman
Starring	Amanda Redman; Keeley Hawes; Rupert Graves; Gary Webster; Barnaby Kay; Larry Lamb; Josephine Butler
Composer	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	Laura Mackie; Jo Wright
Producer	Trevor Hopkins
Running time	200 mins (excluding adverts)
Production company	LWT
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	26 April –; 27 April 1999

The Blonde Bombshell is a British two-part mini-series based on the life and death of actress Diana Dors. It was produced by LWT for ITV, and first shown on 26 and 27 April 1999.^[1] Keeley Hawes played Dors during her early career (1945–1960) and Amanda Redman during her later years (1965–1984).

Dors' son, Mark, claims that the series got the story wrong, and offers a different portrayal of his mother.^[2]

Reception

Eddie Gibb of the Sunday Herald wrote "This is a sad story badly told."^[3]

References

^ Hal Erickson (1 November 2010). "The-Blonde-Bombshell – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes – NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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^ "The blonde bombs". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 25 April 1999. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

External links

The Blonde Bombshell at IMDb

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[1] Hal Erickson (1 November 2010). "The-Blonde-Bombshell – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes – NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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[3] "The blonde bombs". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 25 April 1999. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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