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Roots: Part 3

BBC One
on BBC One London

The saga of an American family by Alex Haley.
A dramatisation in six parts of the best-selling book about one man's search for his roots.
1776: Kunta Kinte is now 30 years old and still rebellious. He tries yet again to escape and this time his punishment seems certain to put an end to any further attempts to run away.
A David L. Wolper production (Part 4: next Sunday)

Contributors

Writer:
Alex Haley
Written for TV by:
James Lee
Written for TV by:
William Blinn
Producer:
Stan Margulies
Director:
Marvin J. Chomsky
Adult Kunta Kinte (Toby):
John Amos
Mrs Reynolds:
Lynda Day George
Fiddler:
Louis Gossett Jr
John Reynolds:
Lorne Greene
Ames:
Vie Morrow
Dr William Reynolds:
Robert Reed
Drummer:
Raymond St Jacques
Bell:
Madge Sinclair
Fanta:
Beverley Todd
Grill:
Gary Collins
McClung:
Lee Jones-De Broux
Genelva:
Tanya L Boyd
Harlan:
Thayer David
Aunt Sukey:
Helen Martin
Singer:
Stan Haze
Source: Radio Times

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