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The Kennedys

Jon Cassar

Stephen Kronish

Joel Surnow

Greg Kinnear

Barry Pepper

Katie Holmes

Tom Wilkinson

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Rachel Wilson

Don Allison

The Kennedys: Episode 5

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Episode 5

BBC Two - The Kennedys, Episode 5

At home and with little to do, for the first time in his life Joe Sr feels useless.

Drama series. 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.

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.

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Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes star as President John F Kennedy and his wife, Jackie

Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes star as President John F Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, in this gripping drama series, charting the triumph and the tragedy of the first couple

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