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Roots: The Next Generations: 9

on BBC One London

A series in 13 parts by Alex Haley
Continuing the extraordinary saga of one man's search for his roots.
Starring

It is 1914, Tom Harvey is dead and his son-in-law, Will Palmer, is now a successful businessman. Old Colonel Warner's son, Andy, is running for a second term in Congress, while the Ku Klux Klan waits in the wings.

A David L. Wolper production
(Repeat)

Contributors

Author:
Alex Harvey
Written for television by:
Ernest Kinov
Producer:
Stan Margulies
Director:
John Erman
Production:
David L. Wolper
Bertha George Palmer:
Irene Cara
Mr Boyce:
James Daly
Dad Jones:
Ossie Davis
Queen Haley:
Ruby Dee
Colonel Warner:
Henry Fonda
Simon Haley:
Dorian Harewood
Detroit:
Kene Holliday
Earl Crowther:
Paul Koslo
Will Palmer:
Stan Shaw
Andy Warner:
Marc Singer
Jim Warner:
Richard Thomas
Mr Goldstein:
George Voskovec
Aleck Haley:
Hal Williams
Mr Davidson:
Michael Alldredge
Cynthia:
Bever-Leigh Banfield
Carrie:
Fay Hauser
Night dispatcher:
James Keane
Professor Loman:
Charles Lampkin
Conductor Willett:
William Mims
Elizabeth:
Debbi Morgan
Ginger:
Fred Pinkard
Fader:
Albert Popwell
President Harper:
J.A. Preston

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