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Roots: The Next Generations: 11

BBC One
on BBC One London

A series in 13 parts by Alex Haley
Continuing the extraordinary saga of one man's search for his roots.
Starring

It is 1932 and America is gripped by the Depression. Alex Haley - the son of Simon and Bertha - is now 12 years old. The family move from Henning, Tennessee, when Simon becomes a professor in agriculture at an Alabama college, but his attempts to assist local sharecroppers bring trouble...

A David L. Wolper production
(Repeat)

Contributors

Author:
Alex Haley
Written for television by:
Thad Mumford
Written for television by:
Daniel Wilcox
Producer:
Stan Margulies
Director:
George Stanford Brown
Production:
David L. Wolper
Bertha George Palmer:
Irene Cara
Lyle Pettijohn:
Robert Culp
Simon Haley:
Dorian Harewood
Mrs Hickinger:
Dina Merrill
Ab Dekker:
Brock Peters
Cynthia Palmer:
Beah Richards
Will Palmer:
Stan Shaw
Dr Huguley:
Paul Winfield
Sheriff:
Dennis Fimple
Cousin Georgia:
Lynn Hamilton
Jake:
Les Lannom
Elizabeth:
Debbi Morgan
F.R. Lewis:
Logan Ramsey
Alvin Peacock:
Timothy Scott
Dr Crawford:
Mel Stewart
Alex Haley:
Christoff St John
Ernest Faison:
Wendell Wright
Leroy Selby:
Fred Stuthman
Turnkey:
Don Ross
Teenage Deputy:
Michael Morgan
George Haley:
Stefan Crutchfield
Julius Haley:
Ticker Thompson
Source: Radio Times

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