Black Velvet Band (1997)
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.
- Released
- 1997-12-24
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie, Western
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Knights, Chris McHallem
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Nick Berry as Martin Tusco
- Todd Carty as Pentecost
- Chris McHallem as Shut-Eye
- Stephen Marcus as Nudge
- Amy Marston as Half-Pint
- John Carson as Col. Rowan
- Michael Atkinson as Lord George Grey
- Michael Brunner as Piet
- Gabriella Cirillo as Louisa
- Alex Ferns as Major Watson
- Frantz Dobrowsky as Leach
- Ronald France as Sir Harry Smith