Rainbow City (TV series)
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Rainbow City is a British television series made by the BBC and shown in 1967. It was created and produced by John Elliot.[1]
The series was the first British TV series to feature a black actor, Errol John in the lead character.[2] John starred as John Steele, a black solicitor, and the series dealt with his personal and professional problems living and working in the multi-ethnic community of Birmingham. John Elliot had been approached by the head of programmes for BBC Birmingham to develop a series about the Caribbean community in Great Britain. Elliot wrote several episodes in collaboration with Trinidadian actor, Horace James, who was cast in one of the other main roles.[1] The series was shot at the BBC's Gosta Green studio in Birmingham. Five of the six episodes survive.[2]
Mary, Steele's white wife, was played by Gemma Jones, later the star of the BBC's The Duchess of Duke Street.
References[]
- ^ a b Bourne, Stephen (2001). Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television. London & New York City: Continuum. p. 121.
- ^ a b Cooke, Lez (21 October 2016). "Drama from Gosta Green (1956-71)". Forgotten Television Drama.
External links[]
- Rainbow City at IMDb
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