Extraordinary People (1992 TV series)
1992 British TV series or programme
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Extraordinary People is a television documentary series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network in the United Kingdom between 10 March 1992 and 23 March 1993. Each programme focused on an individual or group of people who excel in their chosen field.
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes7
| Extraordinary People | |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Executive producer | Rod Caird |
| Running time | 50 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 10 March 1992 – 23 March 1993 |
The programme ran for two series, with seven episodes in total.
Episode list
Series 1 (1992)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Episode focus | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Until Tomorrow Comes" | Anita Goulden | 10 March 1992 | |
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The first episode of the series focusses on Anita Goulden, a charity worker who has worked to help the sick and abandoned children of Peru for over thirty years. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Return To The Camps" | Pauline Cutting | 17 March 1992 | |
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Part one of surgeon Dr. Pauline Cutting's visit to the Lebanon and the Gaza Strip's Palestinian refugee camps. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Return To Gaza" | Pauline Cutting | 24 March 1992 | |
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Part two of surgeon Dr. Pauline Cutting's visit to Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Across The Jade Divide" | Keith Huxley | 31 March 1992 | |
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Keith Huxley attempts to retrace a 2000-mile journey across China made by his father Tom Huxley in 1944. | |||||
Series 2 (1993)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Episode focus | Original release date | |
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| 5 | 1 | "Williams: The Champions" | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | 9 March 1993 | |
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A look at how the Williams Formula One team prepare for the 1993 season during the winter of 1992. | |||||
| 6 | 2 | "On A Knife Edge" | Terence Lewis | 16 March 1993 | |
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Heart surgeon Terence Lewis of the Royal London Hospital's work is followed, as well as the NHS in general. | |||||
| 7 | 3 | "McCluskieganj" | McCluskieganj Community | 23 March 1993 | |
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A look at the Anglo-Indian community of McCluskieganj in the present day Indian state of Jharkhand. | |||||