Toy Empire: The British Force Behind Star Wars Toys

Storyline

Superfan David Whiteley celebrates how an unassuming band of designers and factory workers in Leicestershire created the toys which were to define a generation.

Released

2019-12-16
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Runtime

29mins
Genre

Documentary
Status

Released
Language

English
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Production

BBC

Crew

Matt Wildash

Director

Keywords:

action figures

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