Cary Grant biopic boosts interest in star’s harsh early life in Bristol

New series, Archie, screened in English hometown of Hollywood legend many think of as being wholly American

He is better known as a debonaire habitue of sun-splashed Californian beauty spots and glamorous New York nightclubs, but a flurry of screenings and special events this month will focus attention on a sometimes overlooked aspect of Cary Grant's life - his very modest roots in Bristol, England.

A preview of a biopic of Grant called Archie - with Jason Isaacs taking on the tough task of playing one of the most famous of all film stars - is being screened in Bristol ahead of its showing on ITVX, and a new guided walk through Grant's former haunts in the West Country city is being launched.