Rainbow City

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What Sort of a Boy?

Groundbreaking drama series about the experience of Birmingham's West Indian community.

Groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community living in and around Birmingham, featuring Errol John in the lead role.

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Rainbow City: Series 1: What Sort of a Boy?

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BBC Four - Rainbow City, Series 1, What Sort of a Boy?

The opening episode of the first TV series to feature a black actor in the lead role.

First episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Errol John in the lead role.

The first episode of a groundbreaking BBC series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community living in and around Birmingham.

Never before had a black actor taken the lead role in a British television drama. Errol John plays John Steele, a lawyer dealing with the personal and professional difficulties faced when representing people of colour in the 1960s.

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