Newsnight | Blood Brothers

Based on Blood Brothers by Willy Russell 

Joan Bakewell reports from Liverpool on the musical 'Blood Brothers' and how its author, Willy Russell and three other local writers have fared after taking over the directorship of Liverpool's Playhouse Theatre.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 11'51''
  • Broadcast date: 1983
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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