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   Sep 10, 2012 · BBC TV's hit pop series of the '50s transferred to the cinema with the minimum of plot and the maximum of music: showbiz wannabes Leslie and Todd hop on the 6.05 Glasgow to London train; a host...

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0051336Six-Five Special (1958) - IMDb

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   Warning: Spoilers. SIX-FIVE SPECIAL is a lively British musical which sets about showcasing various talents from the day; nowadays these acts would be described as 'trad jazz' or some such. There's a mixture of famous faces and long-forgotten bands, and it's all rather light and amusing.

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   Six-Five Special was the BBC's first attempt at a rock-and-roll programme. Its title was derived from its broadcast time, as it aired at 6:05 on Saturday evening.

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   Two young women, Judy (Avril Leslie) and Ann (Diane Todd), catch the six-five special from Glasgow bound for London, pursuing a singing career for Ann. They find the train is full of singing stars travelling down to London to appear on . . . you guessed it . . . the TV show Six-Five Special.

5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 65_special6.5 Special | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Alfred Shaughnessy. Director. Dianne Todd. Anne. Avril Leslie. Judy. Petula Clark. Self. Advertise With Us. Two teenage girls (Dianne Todd, Avril Leslie) take a train to London with several pop...

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   • Actors: Dianne Todd, Avril Leslie

   • Director: Alfred Shaughnessy

6. letterboxd.com › film › 65-special‎6.5 Special (1958) directed by Alfred Shaughnessy • Reviews ...

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   Corny and kitsch, this showcase for British 50s music talent takes place largely on a train: the 6.5 special to London, of course. The 6.5 Special was an early music programme on the BBC which predated Top of the Pops and went up against the slightly more hip Oh Boy on ITV.

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   When was six five special on TV?

   • Six-Five Special is a British television programme launched in February 1957 when both television and rock and roll were in their infancy in Britain. Six-Five Special was the BBC 's first attempt at a rock-and-roll programme. Its title was derived from its broadcast time, as it aired at 6:05 on Saturday evening.

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   Who sung 'the Six-Five Special'?

   • Its resident band was Don Lang and His Frantic Five. The show opened with film of a steam train accompanied by the programme's theme song, played and sung by the Bob Cort Skiffle Group, which began with the words "The Six-Five Special's comin' down the line, The Six-Five Special's right on time ..."

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   What time did six-five special start?

   • Six-Five Special was the BBC 's first attempt at a rock-and-roll programme. Its title was derived from its broadcast time, as it aired at 6:05 on Saturday evening. It began immediately after the abolition of the Toddlers' Truce, in which programming ceased between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. so that children could be put to bed.

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8. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 453456.5 Special (1958) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   Overview. A spin-off from the BBC television show. At the suggestion of her girlfriend, a young singer decides to try and make her name in London. Catching the overnight '6.5 Special' the two find the train full of 1950's British pop stars only too ready to burst into song.