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  • 1977-08-03T23:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 40m
  • 3h 20m (5 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Hollywood Greats was a BBC Television series, which began in 1977. The film critic Barry Norman wrote and narrated a series of in depth profiles on major Hollywood film personalities, in which he interviewed surviving associates. He later made a series called British Greats in 1980. A series of books, entitled The Hollywood Greats, The Movie Greats and The British Greats, which were authored by Norman were subsequently published. A series of the same name was later presented by Jonathan Ross from 1999 to 2006.

5 episodes

Series Premiere

1977-08-03T23:00:00Z

1x01 Clark Gable

Series Premiere

1x01 Clark Gable

  • 1977-08-03T23:00:00Z40m

A profile of Clark Gable, one of the stars of Hollywood's golden age.

1977-08-10T23:00:00Z

1x02 Errol Flynn

1x02 Errol Flynn

  • 1977-08-10T23:00:00Z40m

Documentary on the life and career of Errol Flynn including interviews with his second wife Nora Eddington Black, his secretary Ronald Shedlo and his daughter Deirdre.

1977-08-17T23:00:00Z

1x03 Spencer Tracy

1x03 Spencer Tracy

  • 1977-08-17T23:00:00Z40m

A profile of Spencer Tracy, one of the leading stars of Hollywood's golden age.

1977-08-24T23:00:00Z

1x04 Gary Cooper

1x04 Gary Cooper

  • 1977-08-24T23:00:00Z40m

A profile of Gary Cooper, one of the stars of Hollywood's golden age.

Season Finale

1977-08-31T23:00:00Z

1x05 Humphrey Bogart

Season Finale

1x05 Humphrey Bogart

  • 1977-08-31T23:00:00Z40m

A profile of Humphrey Bogart, one of the stars of Hollywood's golden age.

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