George Best Passes His Driving Test

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George Best Passes His Driving Test

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Details

Location

Belfast

Year

1965

Date

Production 27/07/1965

Length

01min 06sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

He may have been a wizard on the pitch, but young superstar footballer George Best was less sure on the roads and had already failed one attempt to pass his driving test. This footage from the streets of his hometown of Belfast show the Manchester United legend emerging from his Austin 1100 to take down the "L Plate" after successfully passing on the second attempt. And it's clear to see why the debonair young man had as many followers outside the world of football as within it.

Credits

An Ulster Television production.
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