| Hollywood Greats | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Barry Norman |
| Narrated by | Barry Norman |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 1977 – 1985 |
Hollywood Greats is a BBC Television series, which originally ran from 1977 to 1985. The film critic Barry Norman wrote and narrated a series of in-depth profiles on major Hollywood film personalities, in which he interviewed surviving associates. He was also responsible for a series called British Greats in 1980. A series of books, titled The Hollywood Greats, The Movie Greats and The British Greats, which were written by Norman, were published.
A series with the same title was narrated by Ian McShane in 1999 and presented by Jonathan Ross from 2002 to 2007.
The first series was narrated by Ian McShane, the rest were presented by Jonathan Ross. The programme dedicated to Audrey Hepburn was broadcast two months before the following series. The details on the BBC website do not match the series number given here.