Cliff Richard
Birthday: 1940-10-14 Place of Birth: Lucknow, India
Synopsis
Acting
Cliff Richard Still Reelin' and A-Rockin' - Live at Sydney Opera House
Backed by a new band line-up, Cliff Richard spectacularly returns; the only place to see the complete live set from Australia's iconic Sydney Opera House. Combining over 2 hours of Cliff's Rock 'n' Roll hits such as The Young Ones and Devil Woman with legendary favorites such as Reelin' and Rockin', Willie and the Hand Jive and Dream Lover, as well as featuring performance tracks from his new album like Rip it Up and Fabulous, this is Cliff's most rocking show in years! Exclusive extras go behind the scenes of Cliff's tour; there's special access to his wardrobe, his crew and the man himself sharing memories and personal insights from one of music's most phenomenal careers. Take your place in the best seat in the house for this incredible rock and roll show from the REAL King of Pop!
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
The story of the British pop charts from their beginnings on the 50s through the heyday of the 70s and 80s to their re-emergence in a digital world.
Cliff Richard: The Countdown Concert
Cliff Richard, the Peter Pan of pop, is shown here performing a selection of songs from his five-decade career, plus works by artists ranging from Elvis Presley and the Beatles to Art Garfunkel and Bryan Adams. Tracks include 'The Young Ones', 'Living Doll', 'We Don't Talk Anymore', 'Mistletoe and Wine', 'Saviour's Day' and 'Millennium Prayer', and Cliff's old chum Hank Marvin also puts in an appearance.
Take Me High
Tim (Cliff Richard) is a successful ambitious young financier working for a London Merchant bank, but even his happy-go-lucky attitude is severely jolted when he is sent to Birmingham instead of his promised New York for his posting! But comedy reigns when the enterprising bank manager helps an unsuccessful Birmingham restaurant compete with its rivals by introducing a new fast food - the Brumburger!
Wonderful Life
Cliff Richard and The Shadows are hired to star in a movie shot amid the lush tropical scenery of the Canary Islands. A sunny seaside spectacular, filled with romance, excitement and high spirits - not to mention a dozen musical numbers.
Summer Holiday
1960s musical showcasing Cliff Richard. Four bus mechanics working for London Transport strike up a deal with the company: they do up a one of the company's legendary red double decker buses and take it to southern Europe as a mobile hotel. If it succeeds, they will be put in charge of a whole fleet. While on the road in France they pick up three young British ladies whose car breaks down and offer to take them to their next singing job in Athens. They also pick up a stowaway, who hides the fact that she's a famous American pop star on the run, chased by the media and her parents.
The Young Ones
Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan works and interest in their up and coming show is heightened by this new but unknown heart-throb. But Nicky has an even bigger secret and one that he cannot share, even with his girlfriend Toni... Hamilton Black is his father.
Expresso Bongo
A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
