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They Were Only Sixteen

on BBC One London

Angela and Paul are both 16 and want to become the Torvill and Dean of roller-skating - to win the Roller Dance Championship of the World. But first they must become British champions, and they and their parents are really working at it. Both mums took cleaning jobs to pay for lessons and for the long drives to the rinks early in the morning and late at night. Angela's dad, Bill, sews on her sequins when the weather's too bad to do his window cleaning.
The film follows Angela and Paul through their first year, through the Junior European Championships in Holland to Bury St Edmunds , where they bid to become the youngest couple in 64 years of roller dance to win the British championship.
Film cameraman BARRY ACKROYD Film editor CHRIS WADE
Executive producer ROGER MILLS Producer TAMASIN DAY LEWIS
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Contributors

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St Edmunds
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Barry Ackroyd
Editor:
Chris Wade

BBC One London

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