Hot Summer Night

Jacko a respected union man is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to chargehand but when his daughter brings home her black boyfriend he realises that racial prejudice is rife within his own home This powerful drama exposes the deepseated racial tensions hidden in British family life during the late 1950s Written for the stage by Unity Theatres Ted Willis this television recording was filmed a few weeks after the plays successful West End run and most of the stage cast repeat their roles here including the terrific John Slater Andree Melly and Lloyd Reckord The dramas interracial kiss is probably the first to be shown on British TV