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Roots

on BBC Two England

The saga of an American family by ALEX HALEY
A dramatisation in six parts based on one man's search for his roots which led to a best-selling book and a highly successful television series on both sides of the Atlantic. Part 5 starring
Kizzy's son is now a hell-raising, fun-loving sporting man of 35 - nicknamed ' Chicken' George because of his skill as the finest trainer of fighting game cocks in the South.
Written for television by JAMES LEE WILLIAM BLINN and M. CHARLES COHEN Produced by STAN MARGULIES Directed by GILBERT MOSES
A DAVID L. WOLPER producution (Fit-it shown on BBC1).

Contributors

Unknown:
Alex Haley
Television By:
James Lee
Television By:
William Blinn
Television By:
M. Charles Cohen
Produced By:
Stan Margulies
Directed By:
Gilbert Moses
Unknown:
David L. Wolper
Evan Brent:
Lloyd Bridges
Tom Murray:
Georg Stanford Brown
Squire Jamea:
MacDonald Carey
Matilda:
Olivia Cole
Tom Moore:
Chuck Connors
01' George:
Brad Davis
Missy Anne:
Sandy Duncan
Lewis:
Hilly Hicks
Jemmy Brent:
Poug McClure
Sir Eric Russell:
Ian McShane
Irene:
Lynne Moody
Kizzy:
Leslie Uggams
Chicken George:
Ben Vereen
Massa Harvey:
Richard McKenzie
Mrs Harvey:
Sally Kemp
Marcellus:
Wally Taylor
Virgil:
Austin Stoker
Martha:
Lane Binkley

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