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The Fight Against Slavery

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A six-part dramatised documentary series David Collings as William Wilberforce
Gareth Thomas as Thomas Clarkson
Ronald Pickup as William Pitt Ronald Lacey as Charles James Fox 4: Tight Packers and Loose Packers
Written and introduced by EVAN JONES
In 1787 two Yorkshiremen, William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson , dedicated their lives to the task of abolishing the slave trade. Their efforts brought them close to the point of death, Music
JOSEPH HOROVITZ
Film cameraman TONY PIERCE-ROBERTS
Producer CHRISTOPHER RALLING
Book (same title), 13.50, from bookshops

Contributors

Unknown:
David Collings
Unknown:
William Wilberforce
Unknown:
Gareth Thomas
Unknown:
Thomas Clarkson
Unknown:
Ronald Pickup
Unknown:
William Pitt
Unknown:
Ronald Lacey
Unknown:
Charles James Fox
Introduced By:
Evan Jones
Unknown:
William Wilberforce
Unknown:
Thomas Clarkson
Unknown:
Joseph Horovitz
Alexander Falconbridge:
Donald Sumpter
Captain Crow:
Aubrey Morris
Dundas:
Robert James
Equiano:
Louis Mahoney
Counsel:
Richard Warner
Isaac Parker:
John Hartley
Admiral Lord Rodney:
Robert Hartley
Irishman:
Patrick McAlinney
Kimber:
Leslie Schofield
Grosvenor:
Richard Hampton
Drake:
David Webb
Tod:
Alan Gerrard
Source: Radio Times

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