The Bowler and the Bunnet

The Bowler and the Bunnet
Genre	Political documentary
Written by	Clifford Hanley
Directed by	Sean Connery
Presented by	Sean Connery
Country of origin	Scotland
Production
Running time	60 minutes (including adverts)
Production companies	Scottish Television (STV Studios)
Original release
Network	STV
Release	18 July 1967 (1967-07-18) – 13 October 2006 (2006-10-13)

The Bowler and the Bunnet was a Scottish television documentary programme on STV, directed and presented by Sean Connery. It is the only film ever directed by Connery.[1]

The documentary, filmed in black and white, was a critical examination of the Fairfield Experiment, whereby the industrialist Sir Iain Maxwell Stewart and the trades union introduced new working practices at the shipyard of Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Glasgow. It was released onto DVD by the British Film Institute as part of their Tales from the Shipyard boxed-set in February 2011.[2]

The title comes from the tradition where bowler hats were worn by managers within the shipyards while bonnets (cloth caps) were worn by the workers.

References

1. Didcock, Barry (23 January 2011). "Unseen Connery interview reveals star's political roots". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
2. Nield, Anthony (7 February 2011). "Tales from the Shipyard". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

External links

• The Bowler and the Bunnet at IMDb
• Tales from the Shipyard at the Digital Fix