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Grass Roots (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode |Drama

It's Wimbledon and Ken decides to expose the way elite tennis clubs block British talent. The paper decides to help Ben Smith, an outstanding black tennis player. When word gets out other newspapers join the race to sign him up.

Director

Adrian Shergold

Writers

Stan Hey |Andrew Nickolds

Producer

Evgeny Gridneff

Composer

Gordon Giltrap

Production Designer

Bryan Ellis

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Status

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Updated Nov 19, 1985

Release date

Nov 19, 1985 (United Kingdom)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
David Warner's primary photo David WarnerKen Wordsworth Ken Wordsworth See fewer Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Eric Allan's primary photo Eric Allan Reg Prosser Reg Prosser See fewer Bleak Moments (1971)
Gil Brailey's primary photo Gil Brailey Alison Alison See fewer The Car (2005)
Lee Whitlock's primary photo Lee WhitlockCharlie Wordsworth Charlie Wordsworth See fewer Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
David Horovitch's primary photo David HorovitchRussell de Vries Russell de Vries See fewer Mr. Turner (2014)
Peter-Hugo Daly's primary photo Peter-Hugo DalySteve Stevens Steve Stevens See fewer Made in Dagenham (2010)
Richard Ireson's primary photo Richard Ireson Frank McNab Frank McNab See fewer Doctor Who (1963)
Tilly Vosburgh's primary photo Tilly Vosburgh Ruby Ruby See fewer The Awakening (I) (2011)
Kenneth Gardnier's primary photo Kenneth Gardnier Rupert Smith Rupert Smith See fewer The Champions (1968)
Tarda Davison-Aitkens's primary photo Tarda Davison-Aitkens Ben Smith Ben Smith See fewer Hold the Back Page (1985)
Ian Collier's primary photo Ian Collier Warren Boyes Warren Boyes See fewer Doctor Who (1963)
Jack Elliott's primary photo Jack ElliottMalcolm Sadler Malcolm Sadler See fewer The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Mark Cox's primary photo Mark Cox Mark Cox Mark Cox See fewer Q6 (1969)
Gerald Williams's primary photo Gerald WilliamsGerald Williams Gerald Williams See fewer Hold the Back Page (1985)

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