Morris minors in films and TV shows.

[Minornut59]

Right, can anyone suggest any tv show or film the Morris Minor has appeared in, even if its been once? And even better, shows for the USA or other countries as well as home grown TV too?

I'll start off;

Lovejoy,
Some Mothers Do Ave em..

And, rather interestingly, a red Minor pick up appeared in an episode of Battlestar Galactica....!!! I kid you not!!

[Coalmossian]

Got to get in quickly here as it's the only one I can think of just now.......Roy and Hayley Croppers' lovely Traveller in Coronation Street.

[chesney]

Pretty sure there was one or two in 'The Borrowers'

[MarkyB]

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... ms#p366667
A few here already.

[ben_sH]

A few...

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make= ... clModel=on

[morris van]

There was a Traveller in Eastenders and a couple of vans in a chase scene in 1995 film The Steal which is on youtube.

[Roni]

There was a Minor Traveller in the movie "Caprica", it appeared in a couple of scenes. There is also a brief view of the back of a Minor 1000 in the movie "Signs" just as the alien was seen for the first time.

[brucek]

Try this thread as well

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=42306

[lowride stepside]

Open all hours,nnnurse gladiss , antiques' roadshow, and I'm sure I saw one in the opening titles of American graffiti

[chesney]

Fairly sure there's a couple in 'Carry On Doctor' and other Carry On films I'm sure, but that one springs to mind.

[Minornut59]

Ok, rather than the links can we list them as well?

There is one, possibly more, Minors parked on the sides of the street in Bullitt when Steve McQueen is doing his famous Ford Mustang car chase through the streets.
And in one episode of the TV Series of Mission Impossible from around 1966, the bad guys drive a Minor 1000 convertible!!

[Hubert]

I'll never forget the Morris Minor Van chase in the movie "The Steal".

It's on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVsdhS7UFTU

And there is even a German movie with comedian Otto featuring a very tatty Minor Traveller:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ0dyg1MZ0s

The Minor appears at 10:20 and can be seen for few moments.

Cheers
Hubert

[Minornut59]

The Steal clip was awesome!! i've never seen that before!!

[Hubert]

I've found something else:

http://minormania.com/feature.php?id=2110

I've watched all of the James Bond movies in cinema or on tv, but I honestly can't recall Sean Connery in Thunderball in a Minor Convertible. I hope it'll be on tv again soon, I must keep my eyes open then.

Cheers

Hubert

[Minornut59]

Yes, i remember that.. Bond definitely does ride in one albeit briefly.
Also there was a red Post office Minor van in i think, Goldfinger being modified in Q's workshop..

[DAVIDMCCULLOUGH]

My traveller and my blue saloon was in Breakfast on Pluto, Best his mothers Story, Mickey Bo and Me and another couple Ive forgotten the name of!

[Gilesv]

Just seen an episode of "Man About The House" with a Snowberry White convertible VBJ 892G which I believe was also in "No Sex Please, We're British" both were made in 1973. The DVLA database shows this car is currently on the road:

The vehicle details for VBJ 892G are:

Date of Liability 01 02 2014
Date of First Registration 01 10 1995
Year of Manufacture 1968
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1000cc
CO₂ Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

[Minornut59]

There was a blue Minor van featured prominently in an episode of The Avengers which i think was called, ' The Positive Negative man'. It was apparently capable of being electrified!!

[LobbyLudd]

The classic 1970s TV film play 'NUTS IN MAY' set in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset.

[mbo145]

Nuts in may! and here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh9vbQ3WLUU