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Shooting the Past is a television drama by Stephen Poliakoff, produced by TalkBack Productions for BBC Two and first shown in 1999. It was TalkBack's first drama production, the company being mainly known for its television comedy work.
- Drama
A US developer faces resistance from library staff when he tries to renovate a London building with a huge photographic collection. The series, based on a real archive, explores the history and stories behind the images.
- (1.3K)
- 1999-11-21
- Drama, History
- 182
Feb 25, 2018 · Shooting The Past E01. Media Bull. 425 subscribers. Subscribed. 560. 47K views 6 years ago.
- 71 min
- 49.5K
- Media Bull
A London library faces extinction and its librarians fight to save its rare photographs. Shooting The Past is a 1999 series of linked plays by Stephen Poliakoff, starring Lindsay Duncan, Timothy Spall and Liam Cunningham.
A photo librarian (Lindsay Duncan) and her staff resist the efforts of their building's new owner (Liam Cunningham) to disperse their collection.
- (25)
- Stephen Poliakoff
- TV-G
- Lindsay Duncan
Episode 1. 1/3 When an American property developer arrives in London he is perplexed by the warm welcome. Drama. All episodes of Shooting the Past.
Nov 19, 1999 · A British picture library faces closure and a new owner who wants to turn it into a business school. The drama explores the power of photography and its stories through two sequences that reveal the fate of a Jewish girl and a grandmother.
