Draft:Blood Rights
British television series
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Blood Rights is a British television thriller drama serial written by Mike Phillips that first broadcast on BBC2 between 24 October and 7 November 1990. The series comprising three episodes was based on the critically and highly acclaimed 1989 novel of the same name by author Mike Phillips.[1][better source needed] All three episodes were directed by Lesley Manning, with Caroline Oulton acting as executive producer.
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| Blood Rights | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Based on | Blood Rights by Mike Phillips |
| Written by | Mike Phillips |
| Directed by | Lesley Manning |
| Starring | Brian Bovell Maggie Steed Struan Rodger DeObia Oparei Akim Mogaji Robert Glenister Hermione Norris Margo Gunn Sam Kelly Tim Potter Warren Morson Julia St John |
| Composers | Joe Bashorun Orphy Robinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Caroline Oulton |
| Production locations | London, England, UK |
| Cinematography | Rex Maidment |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 24 October – 7 November 1990 |
The series starred Brian Bovell as Sam Dean, a black British journalist, who is hired by a prominent white Conservative Member of Parliament to find his missing, drug-addicted daughter. Dean's investigation uncovers a darker world of drugs, blackmail and prostitution.
Plot
A journalist investigates the disappearance of the drug addicted daughter of a prominent Tory MP.[2][unreliable source]
Cast
- Brian Bovell as Sam (Sammy) Dean
- Maggie Steed as Tess Barker
- Struan Rodger as Grenville Barker
- DeObia Oparei as Winston
- Akim Mogaji as Roy
- Robert Glenister as Pete
- Hermione Norris as Virginia Barker
- Margo Gunn as Gillian
- Sam Kelly as Evans
- Tim Potter as Erich
- Warren Morson as Chris
- Julia St John as Lynn
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Lesley Manning | Mike Phillips | 24 October 1990 | |
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Black journalist Sammy Dean is hired by a prominent MP to find his missing daughter.[3][non-primary source needed] | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Lesley Manning | Mike Phillips | 31 October 1990 | |
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Virginia Barker has joined forces with her brother to extort money from her MP father.[4][non-primary source needed] | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Lesley Manning | Mike Phillips | 7 November 1990 | |
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Sammy searches for Virginia Barker who has been abducted by a gun-toting villain, with the MP's deviant son in tow. Meanwhile, Tess decides to meet the kidnapper alone in the family's cottage.[5][non-primary source needed] | |||||