 PRESENTS Don't Drop The Coffin A Ginger Television production
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Don’t Drop the Coffin introduces the world of one of Britain’s most remarkable funeral directors – the real-life Six Feet Under. Life at FA Albin & Sons is often funny, sometimes bizarre, and at times moving. With 217 years of business under their belt they’re now one of the UK’s oldest funeral directors. Nothing surprises them when it comes to the business of death. Cryonics, gangland funerals, eccentric morticians, spooky happenings and fights in cemeteries are all taken in their stride. At the head is Barry Dyer. As a nine-year-old he cleaned hearses with his father. The golden rule that Barry learnt from his dad was ‘don’t drop the coffin’. It stood him in good stead. Now he’s built up the firm into one of the UK’s leading funeral directors. The business still has its roots in the community of Bermondsey in south east London, and his sons now work with him. Listen to some of the music
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ITV have produced a Press Pack which gives an insight into the company, has interviews with some of the staff and contains some interesting background information. The information is contained within a document which requires Adobe Acrobat to open it. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat on your PC, it can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website, click their logo to download "Acrobat". If you have Acrobat on your PC, click here to view the Press Pack
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