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Hot Summer Night

02/01/1959

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1hr 22min

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Drama

,Romance

,TV Movie

STORY

Jacko, a respected union man, is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to chargehand, but when his daughter brings home her black boyfriend, he realises that racial prejudice is rife within his own home. This powerful drama exposes the deep-seated racial tensions hidden in British family life during the late 1950s. Written for the stage by Unity Theatre's Ted Willis, this television recording was filmed a few weeks after the play's successful West End run, and most of the stage cast repeat their roles here, including the terrific John Slater, Andree Melly and Lloyd Reckord. The drama's interracial kiss is probably the first to be shown on British TV.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • John Slater
  • Lloyd Reckord
  • Ruth Dunning
  • Scott Harrold
  • Joyce Howard

    Director

  • Ted Kotcheff

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

John Slater

Jack Palmer

Lloyd Reckord

Sonny Lincoln

Ruth Dunning

Nell Palmer

Scott Harrold

Old Man

Joyce Howard

Judy Gomez

Andrée Melly

Kathie Palmer

Richard Walter

Frank Stephens