Alun Owen narrates this rather lengthy, but still quite interesting documentary about twenty four hours in the life of London's world-famous Covent Garden market. From the dead of night when mushrooms and flowers start to arrive until the early dawn when buyers descend on the place and the bustle gets into full flow, this illustrates how everything from an artichoke to a daffodil gets supplied to restaurants, cafés…
Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
A short documentary filmed in 1957 at the Covent Garden fruit, vegetable and flower market, then located in the Covent Garden area of East central London. It was directed by Lindsay Anderson and produced by Karel Reisz and Leon Clore under the sponsorship of Ford of Britain, the first of the company's "Look At Britain" series.
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Alun Owen
Narrator (voice)
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What is Every Day Except Christmas about?
A short documentary filmed in 1957 at the Covent Garden fruit, vegetable and flower market, then located in the Covent Garden area of East central London. It was directed by Lindsay Anderson and produced by Karel Reisz and Leon Clore under the sponsorship of Ford of Britain, the…
When was Every Day Except Christmas released?
Every Day Except Christmas was released in 1957.
What genres does Every Day Except Christmas belong to?
Every Day Except Christmas is categorised as Documentary.
Who stars in Every Day Except Christmas?
The cast of Every Day Except Christmas includes Alun Owen.