Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Bristol’s 20th Century Flicks is now believed to be the longest-running video rental store in the world.
In fact, co-owner Dave Taylor thinks it’s one of only a handful left in the UK now that the big video rental chains like Blockbuster have gone. Former film student Dave has been working for 20th Century Flicks for 20 years and he now owns a majority share of the business alongside co-owners Paul Green, Tara Judah and Dave White.
What started off in 1982 as a tiny operation in Redland with a stock of just 100 VHS videos has grown into something quite different. Now based on Christmas Steps after several years in Clifton, 20th Century Flicks has two small cinema rooms as well as the DVD rentals side of the business.
