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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951): Available on BBC iPlayer

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In my opinion, there are a few different types of old film. The first is the timeless classic, that no matter when its watched it retains everything great about it, think Singin’ In The Rain. The second is the once great film which doesn’t really add up as well today. Controversially, I put Citizen Kane in this bracket. It was just okay. The third type is charmingly old films which haven’t aged particularly well, but provide good fun, such as Titfield Thunderbolt. Then The Lavendar Hill Mob hits up this middle ground where it certainly inspired other films and is competent in what it does. However, in the years since other films have taken the formula and made it better.

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The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953): Available on BBC iPlayer

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I was talking to Granny on the phone last weekend and we realised we didn’t have much to talk about. Her art groups were all cancelled and I was just working everyday, and there is only so much farming economics an individual can take. That is when I proposed an idea. I asked her to look at her TV pages and pick out a film for us to both go away and watch. After assuring her I didn’t mind how old the film was and that I just wanted to watch a film I hadn’t seen before, she settled on the Titfield Thunderbolt, a film I had never heard of. At the time of writing, I don’t even know if she stuck to her end of the bargain and watched it (I’m not spoiling it, she doesn’t have internet). However, I did my duty and what I found was a charming comedy film with everything you love about yesteryear.

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