Who is mr. selfridge

He was the brilliant but self-destructive pioneer who founded Selfridges and got us hooked on shopping. Now, as his colourful story is dramatised in a new TV series, Richard Barber talks to the stars about…. Here was a flawed hero for our times, a genius in business with a fatal self-destructive streak. Selfridge liked to live on the edge. United Kingdom.

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Surely that has to be a dramatic construct? No, all true! And there are a couple of fascinating items which have not made it into the TV series but might have done. We know that Selfridge courted the rich and famous but a fact that has perhaps surprisingly not made the cut is that when anyone famous came to the store, he would get them to sign the window using a diamond tipped stylus sadly the window did not survive wartime bombing.

The bet was called in and at that point Harrods was still bigger so Selfridge, as the loser, had to pay for a model of the Harrods store.

Not any old model, but one made of solid silver. This model still exists and is on public display you can find out where by coming on my walk! The conclusion in the fact vs. Click here to see when Stephen is next running his Mr Selfridge and his Competitors walk and it will only contain the facts of the history of this and some of the other West End retail titans! Victor Corleone???

Now we know how the legendary explorer passed the time between expeditions to Antarctica! Shackleton makes a press appearance at Selfridges and is impressed that showman extraordinaire Harry has obtained a display model of the car he used in the Antarctic.

Hollywood royalty makes a splash in Season 2, episode 7, as Keystone Studios head Mack Sennett Joseph Beattie , silent film star Mabel Normand Andrea Deck , and a bevy of Sennett bathing beauties come to the store for a shopping spree. French designer Madame Lanvin Beverley Klein is showcasing her new collection, and if all goes well, Harry could secure an exclusive contract with her.