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Great Britons

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2002
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Great Britons (2002)
BiographyDocumentary

An effort to find out the greatest Briton of all times by presenting ten of Britain's greatest and let the public vote on those.An effort to find out the greatest Briton of all times by presenting ten of Britain's greatest and let the public vote on those.An effort to find out the greatest Briton of all times by presenting ten of Britain's greatest and let the public vote on those.

  • Stars
    • Anne Robinson
    • Michael Portillo
    • Fiona Shaw
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    • IMDb RATING
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    • Stars
      • Anne Robinson
      • Michael Portillo
      • Fiona Shaw
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Anne Robinson
    Anne Robinson
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    Michael Portillo
    Michael Portillo
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    Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
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    Jeremy Clarkson
    Jeremy Clarkson
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    Alan Davies
    Alan Davies
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    Andrew Marr
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    Lucy Moore
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    Tristram Hunt
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    Rosie Boycott
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    Mo Mowlam
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    Richard Holmes
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    Alex Jennings
    Alex Jennings
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    Peter Snow
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    Sylvestra Le Touzel
    Sylvestra Le Touzel
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    Robert Timmins
    Robert Timmins
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    Richard Redman
    • Robert Hooke
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    • Trivia
      The 10 greatest Britons according to the show:
      • 1. Sir Winston Churchill
      • 2. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
      • 3. Diana, Princess of Wales
      • 4. Charles Darwin
      • 5. William Shakespeare
      • 6. Sir Isaac Newton
      • 7. Queen Elizabeth I
      • 8. John Lennon
      • 9. Viscount Horatio Nelson
      • 10. Oliver Cromwell
    • Connections
      Referenced in Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters (2003)

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      • October 20, 2002 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 100 Greatest Britons
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