The ''Friday Film Special'' was a slot for children on the UK

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, shown between 1985 and 1989. Every Friday during each season, they showed a children's film, made by the

Children's Film Foundation The Children's Film Foundation (CFF) was a non-profit organisation which made films for children in the United Kingdom originally to be shown as part of childrens' Saturday morning matinée cinema programming. The films typically were about 55 ...

. The films were mostly from the 1970s and 1980s, with some from the 1960s. Here is a list of some of the films that were screened: * ''

Sammy's Super T-Shirt ''Sammy's Super T-Shirt'' is a British family film made by the Children's Film Foundation in 1978. Synopsis Pint-size Sammy Smith's (Reggie Winch) greatest ambition is to become a sporting superstar. With the aid of his Caribbean, West Indian ...

'' (1978) * ''4-D Special Agent'' (1981) * ''Tightrope to Terror'' (1982) * ''Cry Wolf'' (1968) * ''Fern the Red Deer'' (1976) * ''Paganini Strikes Again'' (1973) * ''A Hitch in Time'' (1978) * ''Sky Pirates'' (1976) * ''

One Hour to Zero ''One Hour To Zero'' is a film made in 1976 by Charles Barker Films for the Children's Film Foundation.listing
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'' (1976) * ''Haunters of The Deep'' (1984) * ''

The Boy Who Turned Yellow ''The Boy Who Turned Yellow'' (1972) is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last theatrical film directed by Michael Powell. The film was made for the Children's Film Foundation. ...

'' (1972) * ''

The Glitterball ''The Glitterball'' is a 1977 British sci-fi children's film made by Mark Forstater Productions for the Children's Film Foundation. It was directed by Harley Cokeliss, credited under his birth name of Harley Cokliss. The film was screened at th ...

'' (1977)

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