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The Mugging of Arthur Simmons Part 3 (Original title)
Date: 16 March 1973 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Richard Doubleday

Synopsis: The jury must decide whether two black youths arrested for the mugging of pensioner Arthur Simmons are really a threat to the white people of the neighbourhood or whether they are victims of a police crusade against the black community.

Subjects:
Race relations, Police

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 16 March 1973Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 13:30-14:00Runtime: 30 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 16 March 1973not specified

Credits (6)
Production Company: Granada Television, Producer: Michael Dunlop, Researcher: Martin Weitz, Script: Paul Wheeler, Designer: Knowles Bentley
Cast (14)
Edward Jewesbury (Mr Justice Bragge), Charles Keating (James Elliot QC), Bernard Gallagher (Jonathan Fry QC), Dennis Burgess (Walter Sissons QC), Gyearbuor Asante (Colin Langham), Gregory Munroe (John Dempsey), Cyril Shaps (Arthur Simmons), Gabrielle Daye (Winifred Palmer), John Comer (PC Kershaw), Elisabeth Adare (Linda Brown), Richard Colson (clerk of court), Joseph Berry (usher), Chris Canavan (jury foreman), Peter Wheeler (court reporter)
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Video materials(1)
Description: 2-inch QuadruplexTX date: 1973-03-16BFI identifier: C-1002922
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status