The Real Saatchis: Masters of Illusion

Featuring interviews with Sir John Hegarty, Lord Tim Bell and Robert E. Jacoby, The Real Saatchis: Masters of Illusion chronicles the rise and fall of Britain's largest advertising agency,

Cast

John Hegarty

as

Tim Bell

as

Denis Tuohy

as Narrator

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