Timeshift: Season 12, Episode 8

Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo

Documentary looking at how a loophole in an obscure piece of gambling legislation led to nearly a quarter of Britain's population playing high street bingo in the 1960s.

Release Date: 2002-10-10
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
TMDb: 7.0/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

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