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Champions

BBC One
on BBC One London

True story of a jockey's triumph over adversity.
Starring John Hurt

When doctors diagnose cancer and recommend a debilitating course of treatment, jockey Bob Champion's dream of riding to victory in the Grand National lies in ruins. But willpower carries him through.
(1983)
(Subtitled)
Film Reviews pages 47-56

Contributors

Director:
John Irvin
Bob Champion:
John Hurt
Josh Gifford:
Edward Woodward
Burly Cocks:
Ben Johnson
Jo Beswick:
Jan Francis
Nick Embiricos:
Peter Barkworth
Valda Embiricos:
Ann Bell
Source: Radio Times

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