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Roots

BBC One
on BBC One London

A series in 13 parts by ALEX HALEY
The 'extraordinary saga of one man's search for his roots which led to a best-selling book and two highly successful television series on both sides of the Atlantic. starring
4: Kunta Kinte has married Bell and for them and their daughter Kizzy, now 16, life on Dr William Reynolds's plantation seems settled and happy.
Written for television by JAMES LEE and M. CHARLES COHEN Produced by STAN MARGULIES
Directed by MARVIN J. CHOMSKY
A DAVID WOLPER production

Contributors

Unknown:
Alex Haley
Television By:
James Lee
Television By:
M. Charles Cohen
Produced By:
Stan Margulies
Directed By:
Marvin J. Chomsky
Kunta Kinte (Toby):
John Amos
Matilda:
Olivia Cole
Tom Moore:
Chuck Connors
Mingo:
Scatman Crothers
Missy Anne:
Sandy Duncan
Stephen Bennett:
George Hamilton
Noah:
Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs
Mrs Moore:
Carolyn Jones
Dr William Reynolds:
Robert Reed
Sam Bennett:
Richard Roundtree
Ordell:
John Schuck
Bell:
Madge Sinclair
Kizzy:
Leslie Uggams
Chicken George:
Ben Vereen
Malizy:
Roxie Roker
Mama Ada:
Elma Jackson
Slaver:
Brion James
Source: Radio Times

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