page_title: Ashley Sidaway
section_title: Best Of British / Winchester Pictures
hierarchical_section_title: Ashley Sidaway / Best Of British / Winchester Pictures
caption_attribution_description: Bob Hoskins and Ashley Sidaway on location in Montreal during the production of Rainbow
context_page_description: Ashley Sidaway is a writer, producer and editor working in film and television. His films include Rainbow, Battle of the Brave and Joy Division as well as the long-running BBC TV series Best Of British.
  As creator / writer and supervising film editor of Rainbow, Sidaway spent a year in post-production on the first all-digital movie released theatrically.
  Sidaway's latest film is Into The Rainbow / The Wonder on which he is a writer and producer.
context_section_description: In 1986 Sidaway co-created, wrote and edited the first season of the TV series Best Of British, 10 x 30 minute programs that examined some of the classic British films made by the Rank Organisation through an extensive use of clips. The first season commenced on 22 April 1987 on BBC One.
  The success of the first season led to four further seasons and Sidaway worked in the same capacity on the further fifty seven episodes all of which premiered on BBC One. Narrated by John Mills and Anthony Quayle the programs provided a comprehensive look at British films from 1930s to the 1980s. The final season was originally shown in 1994.
  He also co-wrote a book based on the first series.
  Using the same format, in 1990 Sidaway subsequently co-created, wrote and edited the TV series The World Of Hammer which looked at the output of Hammer Film Productions. Narrated by Oliver Reed, thirteen episodes were produced and the series premiered on Channel 4 in the UK on 12 August 1994.
  Best Of British Film & Television was established in 1986 and Sidaway became Creative Director for the company, overseeing the creative output of TV programs, documentaries and video specials. On a majority of these also directed, edited, wrote and supervised all stages of production.
  In 1989 he formed Winchester Pictures with Robert Sidaway to handle the development of feature film projects. In 1995 took Winchester to the AIM market as Winchester Entertainment plc.
  In 1990 commissioned by Channel 4 and director Phil Agland to write the screenplay adaptation of Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders. Film shot during 1996 / 1997 and released 1998.
  During 1991 wrote a screenplay loosely adapted from the 1957 Rank film Hell Drivers (film) for MGM and a remake of Four Sided Triangle in conjunction with Hammer Film Productions. He also wrote a new screenplay based on the 1961 sci-fi thriller The Day The Earth Caught Fire in conjunction with Schindler-Swerdlow Productions for 20th Century-Fox.
  In late 1992 Sidaway wrote and directed a ten-part documentary series The Gurgling Gourmet for Granada TV.
  He also completed the script Legacy, adapted from Nigel Kneale's classic 50s Quatermass and the Pit (film). The project was developed with Trilogy Entertainment Group.
  During 1994 and 1995 co-wrote and edited Rainbow, the family entertainment feature film starring Bob Hoskins, Dan Aykroyd and Terry Finn. Rainbow premiered at the CineMagic Film Festival in December 1995 and opened worldwide during 1996. It was the first theatrically distributed all digital feature film.
caption: Director Bob Hoskins and writer Ashley Sidaway on location in Montreal during filming of Rainbow
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