Just Another Saturday

Synopsis

Television drama originally broadcast in the BBC’s Play for Today slot in 1975. Set in a Glasgow rife with sectarian tensions, ‘Just Another Saturday’ tells the story of 16-year-old Orangeman John, who, on the day of the annual Orange Parade, discovers the prejudice and violence behind the pagentry.

Series

Play for Today

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

1975

Availability

Out of distribution

Notes

First broadcast on 13 March 1975

Subjects

Television studies

Keywords

Glasgow; television drama; religious conflict; Protestants; sectarianism

Credits

Director

John Mackenzie

Writer

Peter McDougall

Cast

Billy Connolly
Jon Morrison

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributor

Name

BBC Store

Web

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

Notes

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