| Rainbow City | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | John Elliot |
| Starring | Errol John Horace James Gemma Jones |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | John Elliot Alan Rees |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 1 July – 9 August 1967 |
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 as 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
- 1 2 Bourne, Stephen (2001). Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television. London & New York City: Continuum. p. 121. ISBN 9781441161352.
- 1 2 Cooke, Lez (21 October 2016). "Drama from Gosta Green (1956–71)". Forgotten Television Drama.
External links
- Rainbow City at IMDb