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08/12/1998

BBC Two - The Big Circus

A circus on the brink of bankruptcy must also contend with a saboteur.

A circus on the brink of bankruptcy must also contend with a saboteur intent on stopping the show. Starring Victor Mature and Red Buttons.

Flamboyant circus owner Hank Twirling maintains that his is the 'greatest show on earth', although he has had to borrow heavily to save his obsession from bankruptcy. But even more ominous is the presence of a mystery saboteur who will stop at nothing to see the show killed off for good.

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