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Small Zones (Original title)
Date: 04 March 1990 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Michael Whyte

Synopsis: Drama set in Hull in 1986. Vivacious Jenny is struggling is protect herself from her violently abusive husband while many thousands of miles away in Russia another young woman, Irina Ratushinskaya, is serving time in a labour camp for writing poetry. When Jenny reads some of Irina's work, it has a profound effect on her life.

Subjects:
Kingston upon Hull, Domestic violence (men against women), USSR, Prisons

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TV Transmissions
Date: 04 March 1990Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:10-23:30Slot duration: 80 minsNetwork