THIS WEEK IN 1981: Telly Savalas looks at Portsmouth
A confident Harold Baim, the film’s producer, told The News after the film’s preview was released: ‘I fly to Los Angeles on Saturday and I will not have any difficulty placing the film with one of the big companies.
‘With my company track record – spanning more than 300 films – this one about your city will soon be distributed worldwide, definitely linked with a picture.’
Asked why all-American ‘lollipop cop’ Savalas narrates the script to Portsmouth’s film and 11 other planned in the series on British cities, Mr Baim said: ‘It’s marketing ploy.’