Title: | Place of Safety, A ('Z Cars' Series) | |
Director 1: | Michael Simpson | |
Director 2: | John Hopkins | |
Country: | UK | |
Year: | 1964 | |
length: | 47 mins | |
Colour/b-w: | b&w | |
Genre: | TV drama | |
Screenwriter: | John Hopkins | |
Cinematographer: | David Prosser | |
Editor: | Elwyn Jones | |
Producer: | David E. Rose | |
Production company: | BBC TV | |
Cast: | Brian Blessed, Joseph Brady, Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor | |
Location: | TABB | |
TABB No.: | 30 | |
Synopsis: | A West African is accused of murder and is hunted 'like an animal'. The man and his family are torn apart and find themselves without a home. This episode from the 1960s television series "Z Cars" is an early example of a non-clichéd portrayal of black characters. | |
Keyword 1: | crime | |
Keyword 2: | family | |
Keyword 3: | police | |
Keyword 4: | racism | |
Keyword 5: | home | |
Keyword 6: | violence | |
Keyword 7: | African |
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