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People who are successful against the odds. 1: Peter Shaw
When Royal Doulton decided to close down the famous Webb Corbett glassworks in 1980, It was a bitter blow for the villagers of Tutbury In Staffordshire. For three weeks, PETER SHAW and three of his workmates contemplated joining the dole queue. Instead they pooled their resources and launched their own company ... Georgian Crystal Ltd.
Elaine Bedell visits
Tutbury to find out how the new company has succeeded where the other failed.
Producer JOCK GALLAGHER BBC Birmingham long wave only
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Elaine Bedell
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