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Shoeshine Stories[28/01/2008] (Original title)
Date: 28 January 2008 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Kate Taunton

Synopsis: First of four short films looking at four different shoe shiners in London's financial district who have been helped under the "StreetShine" scheme for homeless or disadvantaged people. Jan escaped Communist Poland in 1981 and ended up sleeping rough on the streets of London. He is now proud to be known as "the best shoe shiner in the city".

Subjects:
Shoe shiners, Homelessness

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 28 January 2008Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:55-20:00Runtime: 3 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Date: 28 January 2008not specified

Credits (5)
Production Company: Minnow Films Ltd, For: Channel Four, Executive Producer: Morgan Matthews, Editor: Lee Roberts