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The Kennedys

Episode 5

Duration: 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes star as President John F Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, in Stephen Kronish's compelling drama series, charting the triumph and the tragedy of the first couple.

At home and with little to do, for the first time in his life Joe Sr feels useless. Rose is angry, and feels her sons have abandoned their father. Then, terrible news: Joe suffers a stroke from which he may never fully recover.

In the South, civil rights demonstrators are protesting. James Meredith, a black student, is attempting to gain admission to the University of Mississippi. Riots are imminent, and protests are forming outside the school. Show less

Contributors

Director:
Jon Cassar
Jack Kennedy:
Greg Kinnear
Bobby Kennedy:
Barry Pepper
Jackie Kennedy:
Katie Holmes
Joe Kennedy Sr:
Tom Wilkinson
Ethel Kennedy:
Kristin Booth
Rose Kennedy:
Diana Hardcastle
Michelle:
Rachel Wilson
Lyndon Johnson:
Don Allison

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