The Duke (2020)
Set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge a startling revelation of how a good man set out to change the world and in so doing saved his son and his marriage to Dorothy Bunton.
Primary Title
- The Duke
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 24 March 2024
Release Year
- 2020
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 10
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge a startling revelation of how a good man set out to change the world and in so doing saved his son and his marriage to Dorothy Bunton.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Bunton, Kempton, 1904-1976--Drama
- Art thefts--Investigation--Drama
- Fathers and sons--Drama
- Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828--Drama
- National Gallery (Great Britain)--Drama
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852--Portraits
- Taxicab drivers--Drama
Genres
- Biography
- Comedy
- Crime
Contributors
- Roger Michell (Director)
- Richard Bean (Writer)
- Clive Coleman (Writer)
- Jim Broadbent (Actor)
- Heather Craney (Actor)
- Stephen Rashbrook (Actor)
- James Wilby (Actor)
- Matthew Goode (Actor)
- John Heffernan (Actor)
- Sarah Annett (Actor)
- Helen Mirren (Actor)
- Anna Maxwell Martin (Actor)
- Fionn Whitehead (Actor)
- Nicky Bentham (Producer)
- Mike Eley (Director of Photography)
- Kristina Hetherington (Editor)
- Kristian Milsted (Production Designer)
- George Fenton (Composer)
- Neon Films (Production Unit)
- Pathé (Production Unit)
- Ingenious Media (Production Unit)
- Screen Yorkshire (Funder)
Subjects
- Bunton, Kempton, 1904-1976--Drama
- Art thefts--Investigation--Drama
- Fathers and sons--Drama
- Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828--Drama
- National Gallery (Great Britain)--Drama
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852--Portraits
- Taxicab drivers--Drama