The original cast of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory first hit screens over five decades ago.
It saw the iconic characters of the 1971 classic – Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Mike Teavee, Violet Beauregarde and Augustus Gloop – win the chance to enter Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory after nabbing a Golden Ticket.
Based on Roald Dahl’s 1964 book, the movie followed the children’s trip to the factory, in which they all suffered very varied fates.
For some of the child stars it helped propel them into successful showbusiness careers, while others shied away from the limelight in favour of a life as an accountant or
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