Making an Honest Fiver

Synopsis

On the eve of the introduction of a new £5 banknote, the film follows the design and production of a new set of banknotes, showing what they look like and how they are designed to defeat conterfeiting.

Series

Horizon Special, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1990

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC1 on 6/6/90.

Subjects

Economics

Keywords

counterfeiting; money

Credits

Producer

David Dugan

Contributor

Robin Brightwell

Cast

Leo McKern

Production Company

Name

Windfall Films Ltd

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’