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Hole in Babylon, A

Synopsis
Television drama originally broadcast in the BBC’s Play for Today slot in 1975. Horace Ové's controversial drama isabout the Spaghetti House siege of 1975, in which a bungled robbery at a Knightsbridge restaurant led to the staff being held hostage.
Series
Play for Today
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
1975
Subjects
Television studies
Keywords
black communities; racial identity; television drama

Credits

Director
Horace Ové
Writer
Horace Ové; Jim Hawkins
Cast
Archie Pool 
Carmen Munro 
T-Bone Wilson 
Trevor Thomas 

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Related

Name

BBC Store

Web
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Notes
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