Beveridge revisited: Simon Callow film celebrates the radical co-founder of Britain’s welfare state
Grand designs … Simon Callow as William Beveridge in Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan. Photograph: Sands Films ProductionView image in fullscreenGrand designs … Simon Callow as William Beveridge in Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan. It is the home of the film studio; the Sands Films Cinema Club, which organises public screenings; a music room which hosts live events and concerts; and an acclaimed collection of period costumes.
- ▪Grand designs … Simon Callow as William Beveridge in Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan.
- ▪Photograph: Sands Films ProductionView image in fullscreenGrand designs … Simon Callow as William Beveridge in Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan.
- ▪It is the home of the film studio; the Sands Films Cinema Club, which organises public screenings; a music room which hosts live events and concerts; and an acclaimed collection of period costumes.
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| Publication time | Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:48 GMT |
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Grand designs … Simon Callow as William Beveridge in Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan. Photograph: Sands Films ProductionView image in fullscreenGrand designs … Simon Callow as William Beveridge in Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan. Photograph: Sands Films ProductionMoviesBeveridge revisited: Simon Callow film celebrates the radical co-founder of Britain’s welfare stateChristine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan tours the country with a timely message about tackling want, disease, squalor, idleness and ignoranceRichard Norton-TaylorTue 1 Sep 2026 03.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 1 Sep 2026 13.12 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA new film that addresses issues fundamental to the new prime minister’s declared mission will star Simon Callow as a historical British political…
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