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What Sort of a Boy?

First episode of a groundbreaking 麻豆社 drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Errol John in the lead role.

The first episode of a groundbreaking 麻豆社 series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community living in and around Birmingham.

Never before had a black actor taken the lead role in a British television drama. Errol John plays John Steele, a lawyer dealing with the personal and professional difficulties faced when representing people of colour in the 1960s.

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Wed 22 Jun 2022 22:00

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Role Contributor
John Steele Errol John
Mary Steele Gemma Jones
Youth Leader Calvin Lockhart
Schoolteacher Dolores Mantez
Writer John Elliot
Producer John Elliot

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