1975: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: Behind the Scenes | Film Night | Making Of | BBC Archive

Film Night catches up with Richard O’Brien, Tim Curry and director Jim Sharman, who are hard at work on the movie adaptation of their cult stage musical, the Rocky Horror Show for 20th Century Studios. O’Brien discusses the process of writing the play and music, and his character Riff Raff, while Tim Curry reflects on how he has had to reign in the flamboyant transvestite scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter to make him more cinematic and less theatrical. This clip is from Film Week, originally broadcast 26 July 1975 You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of tv to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic tv clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive -