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Hot Summer Night

Plot: 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 deep-seated racial tensions hidden in British family life during the late 1950s
Release Date: Sunday, February 1 1959
66 years ago
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Portrait of John SlaterJohn Slater. John Slater was 42 in Hot Summer Night as 'Jack Palmer'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 22 1916 –
Died: Thu, Jan 09 1975
Portrait of Lloyd ReckordLloyd Reckord. Lloyd Reckord was 29 in Hot Summer Night as 'Sonny Lincoln'.
Birthday: Sun, May 26 1929 –
Died: Mon, Jul 06 2015
Portrait of Ruth DunningRuth Dunning. Ruth Dunning was >> in Hot Summer Night as 'Nell Palmer'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Scott HarroldScott Harrold. Scott Harrold was 72 in Hot Summer Night as 'Old Man'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 26 1886 –
Died: Fri, Feb 22 1963
Portrait of Joyce HowardJoyce Howard. Joyce Howard was 36 in Hot Summer Night as 'Judy Gomez'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 28 1922 –
Died: Tue, Nov 23 2010
Portrait of Andrée MellyAndrée Melly. Andrée Melly was 26 in Hot Summer Night as 'Kathie Palmer'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 15 1932 –
Died: Fri, Jan 31 2020
Portrait of Richard WalterRichard Walter. Richard Walter was >> in Hot Summer Night as 'Frank Stephens'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Ted KotcheffTed Kotcheff. Ted Kotcheff was 27 in Hot Summer Night as 'Director'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 07 1931 –
Died: Thu, Apr 10 2025
Portrait of Ted WillisTed Willis. Ted Willis was 41 in Hot Summer Night as 'Writer'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 13 1918 –
Died: Tue, Dec 22 1992
Portrait of Sydney NewmanSydney Newman. Sydney Newman was 41 in Hot Summer Night as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 01 1917 –
Died: Thu, Oct 30 1997