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

https://store.bbc.com/ External site opens in new window

Notes

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