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Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:54 pm
by Barrie
Tonight on TV Channel 4: ‘Princess Margaret: The Royal Rebel.
Lots of Daimler shots. All very good quality with no fuzziness.
DB18 drophead, DE36 convertible, several Double Six state cars, a Majestic Major Limousine, a few Rolls Royces plus Vauxhall and others too.

I’m sorry I can’t post a link but maybe somebody more able than I will do.

Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:01 am
by pekkak
Really interesting Barry,
Do u happen to know if TV4 is Discovery, Viasat or BBC? Or some else? Me and my wife have been eagerly watching Heart Beat, Downton Abbey and some other British. According to my experience local producers dont understand how important is to select cars and other vechicles from that period.
Pekka

Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:19 am
by mickeytwonames
If you watch channel 81 - Talking Picture - Old Daimlers seem to pitch up a lot. In a James Mason film he was hunted down by what I'm sure were two Consorts

Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:23 pm
by Barrie
Ooops!
Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal.
Not Channel 4 but BBC 2 :oops:
You can still catch it on BBC iPlayer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b ... re-vs-duty

Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:36 pm
by silverfox
Hopefully this link works

esp at 0.17, 0.54, 1.17


Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:14 pm
by silverfox
Talking Pictures film

Bond St

Very last shot DE36? F*P 270

Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:19 pm
by Skinnerpot
My Daimler Conquest DHC was apparently used in the filming of the 'Farrington of the F O'.

Although the car in the clip has a different reg (not sure why) im sure its the correct car as it was the previous owner who had it at the time of the filming and the colours are non standard. The original grey hood was also apparently damaged in the filming hence why the hood is now new and blue!


Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:49 pm
by pekkak
Thanks Barrie and silverfox. Unfortunately BBC iPlayer works only in UK. So lovely to see traffic in London and spot so many familiar cars. Someone might be interested to know that still in 1960ìes most cars in Finland were made in England. In 1962 purchasing license was not needed any more. Soon Japanese import started and most British makes gradually disappeared. Daimlers were never common here. Probably some tens were imported. I have one DJ251.

Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 4:29 pm
by silverfox
Another one to add on Tsalking Pictures TV

Look at Life episode Chickens to Mill

About midway there is a quick shot of the rear end of a parked Conquest

Re: Daimlers on TV and Film

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:31 pm
by John Chatfield
How about the comedy the fast Lady, an SP spanking it past the Bentley brief but definitely a Daimler in it's best stride.