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Quintessentially British

My great, great, great, however manygreat-grandfathers it is, was a gentlemancalled James...

My great, great, great, however many
great-grandfathers it is, was a gentleman
called James Benning and he is famous as he is
the original Mad Hatter that Lewis Carroll
based the character on in Alice in Wonderland

Full Transcript

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My great, great, great,
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however many great-grandfathers it is,
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was a gentleman called James Benning
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and he is famous as he is the original Mad Hatter
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that Lewis Carroll based the character on
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in Alice in Wonderland.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:25
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
So I am a direct descendant of the original Mad Hatter. - Quintessentially British 00:06
So I am a direct descendant of the original Mad Hatter.
In Goldfinger, Oddjob wore a, - Quintessentially British 00:15
In Goldfinger, Oddjob wore a,
Famously, the square crown Coke was also worn - Quintessentially British 00:08
Famously, the square crown Coke was also worn
We were very proud that Winston Churchill - Quintessentially British 00:08
We were very proud that Winston Churchill
When the war was taking a turn for the worse, - Quintessentially British 00:14
When the war was taking a turn for the worse,
One of the moments in history - Quintessentially British 00:12
One of the moments in history
To make a velvet pad that went inside the crown, - Quintessentially British 00:11
To make a velvet pad that went inside the crown,
So we use a machine called a conformateur, - Quintessentially British 00:10
So we use a machine called a conformateur,
I think someone described it as quite steampunk - Quintessentially British 00:07
I think someone described it as quite steampunk
Plonk the old girl on, get it centred for you - Quintessentially British 00:08
Plonk the old girl on, get it centred for you
It's little bit of an old girl, - Quintessentially British 00:06
It's little bit of an old girl,
And then hopefully, there's an imprint of your head shape. - Quintessentially British 00:08
And then hopefully, there's an imprint of your head sha...
What I love is when I get a customer coming in here, - Quintessentially British 00:14
What I love is when I get a customer coming in here,
Frank, you've been very patient - Quintessentially British 00:10
Frank, you've been very patient
I am very, very pleased as how it's turned out. - Quintessentially British 00:06
I am very, very pleased as how it's turned out.
I mean, he's had as many as over 100 horses in training - Quintessentially British 00:15
I mean, he's had as many as over 100 horses in training
And of course, a lot of staff here follow Hugo. - Quintessentially British 00:06
And of course, a lot of staff here follow Hugo.
Quite often. I'm stopped in the passage and they go, - Quintessentially British 00:13
Quite often. I'm stopped in the passage and they go,
We're here at Sandown Park, - Quintessentially British 00:07
We're here at Sandown Park,
We try and come as much as we can, - Quintessentially British 00:06
We try and come as much as we can,