Saving Mr Banks
Uplifting drama telling the tale of how Walt Disney persuaded the guarded author of Mary Poppins to bring her creation to the big screen.
The story behind Disney's Mary Poppins is brought to life in this uplifting drama from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films.
Fallen on hard times, reclusive British author PL Travers goes to Hollywood to oversee a film adaptation of Mary Poppins by the famously frivolous Walt Disney. However, Travers clashes with Disney and his team, and expresses an open distaste for their saccharine, sing-song plans for the picture. Will the charismatic cartoon magnate find a way to loosen the author's vice-like grip on her creation?
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Colin Farrell
Chim Chim Cher-Ee (East Wind)
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00:05Thomas Newman
Ginty My Love
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00:05Thomas Newman
Travers Goff
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00:08Thomas Newman
Walking Bus
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00:10Ray Charles
One Mint Julep (feat. Quincy Jones)
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00:11Thomas Newman
Mrs. P. L. Travers
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00:18The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Heigh-Ho
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00:20Thomas Newman
Mr. Disney
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00:25Thomas Newman
Jollification
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00:28Thomas Newman
Uncle Albert
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00:29Thomas Newman
End Title
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00:31Thomas Newman
Leisurely Stroll
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00:42Thomas Newman
A Foul Fowl
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00:49Thomas Newman
Celtic Soul
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00:51Thomas Newman
The Mouse
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01:06Thomas Newman
Whiskey
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01:10Thomas Newman
To My Mother
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01:16Thomas Newman
The Magic Kingdom
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01:22Jason Schwartzman
Let's Go Fly a Kite
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01:26Thomas Newman
Pears
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01:33Thomas Newman
Westerly Weather
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01:42Thomas Newman
Forgiveness
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01:44Thomas Newman
Beverly Hills Hotel
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01:52David Tomlinson & Dick Van Dyke
Let's Go Fly a Kite
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01:50Julie Andrews
A Spoonful Of Sugar
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01:54Thomas Newman
End Title
"Disney was a far more interesting character if he's human."
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| PL Travers | Emma Thompson |
| Walt Disney | Tom Hanks |
| Travers Goff | Colin Farrell |
| Ginty | Annie Rose Buckley |
| Margaret Goff | Ruth Wilson |
| Ralph | Paul Giamatti |
| Don DaGradi | Bradley Whitford |
| Robert Sherman | BJ Novak |
| Richard Sherman | Jason Schwartzman |
| Tommie | Kathy Baker |
| Aunt Ellie | Rachel Griffiths |
| Diarmuid Russell | Ronan Vibert |
| Director | John Lee Hancock |
| Writer | Kelly Marcel |
Broadcasts
Fri 23 Dec 2016 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland & Wales- Fri 23 Dec 2016 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Fri 23 Dec 2016 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Mon 1 May 2017 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Scotland & Scotland HD
- Mon 1 May 2017 22:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Boxing Day 2018 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales
- Sun 21 Apr 2019 15:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 29 Dec 2019 15:00
- Sun 9 Aug 2020 22:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
- Sun 9 Aug 2020 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sun 9 Aug 2020 23:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Sun 3 Jan 2021 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 3 Jan 2021 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Tue 21 Dec 2021 14:45
- Sun 18 Dec 2022 16:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sun 31 Dec 2023 14:20
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"I know what he's going to do to her. She'll be cavorting and twinkling!"
Pictures from the film
See a gallery of Saving Mr Banks images at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films site.
Clip: The origins of Mary Poppins
PL Travers said the character blew into her mind fully-formed. From The Culture Show.