1990: Creed of Slaves (1977)

Date(s) of Broadcast: 18 September 1977
Running Times: 55 mins
Format: colour
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Producer: Prudence Fitzgerald

SCRIPT
Script: William Greatorex

DIRECTION
Director: Alan Gibson

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting: Alan Horne

MUSIC
Music: John Cameron

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Rochelle Selwyn

CAST
Edward Woodward (Jim Kyle)
Robert Lang (Herbert Skardon)
Tony Doyle (Dave Brett)
Paul Hardwick (Faceless)
Barbara Kellerman (Delly Lomas)
John Savident (Dan Mellor)
Clifton Jones (Henry Tasker)
George Murcell (Greaves)
Michael Napier Brown (Jack Nichols)
Mathias Kilroy (Tommy Pearce)
Donald Gee (Dr Vickers)
Eileen Davies (Mrs Vickers)
Sophie Coghill (Tina Vickers)
Stacy (Stacey?) Davies (PCD Inspector)
Paul Chapman (Randall)
Luke Hanson (Grey)
Lynn Dalby (Mrs Grey)
Robert Swales (Wilkie)
Malcolm Rennie (emigration officer)
Willie Johah (Nolan)
Bruce Lidington (Harper)
Desmond Jordan (Burnley)
Bill Rourke (emigrant)
Colin Fay (stevedore)

Journalist Jim Kyle learns of a plan by the PCD to convert stately homes around the country into ARCs (Adult Rehabilitation Centres) where the socially undesirable will be incarcerated and brainwashed. Meanwhile, he also tries to help a doctor to get his asthmatic and dying daughter out of the country for the treatment she needs to survive.

AVAILABILITY

UK
Television Distributor: BBC

TIMELINE

1977
September
18: UK TV broadcast (BBC2)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Time Screen 7 (revised) p.29
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BOOKS

The Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction (3rd edition) pp.275-278
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The Complete Directory to Science Fiction and Horror Television Shows pp.580-581
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KEYWORDS

the future; repressive governments; totalitarianism; political dissidents; brainwashing