Black Velvet Band (1997)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Dec 24, 1997

Runtime : 1h 30m

Genre : Drama  TV Movie  Western  

Companies : Yorkshire Television

Countries : South Africa, United Kingdom

Keywords : australia, transport of prisoners, south africa, victorian england, western, adventure, crime