==BBC - David Harewood Remembers A Man from the Sun (1956) (2)==

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David Harewood shares his impressions of John Elliot's game-changing 1956 BBC drama, which explored the challenges and racism encountered by Windrush immigrants from the West Indies, who had come to Britain after being promised work and a secure future.

**Chapter 1 David Harewood Remembers... A Man from the Sun**

David discusses the impact A Man From the Sun still holds today, the performances of cast members Errol John, Cy Grant and Earl Cameron, and the context and attitudes of a decade that saw the BBC bring viewers issue-led dramas like this while at the same time creating series such as The Black and White Minstrels.

**Chapter 2 A Man from the Sun (1956)**

Groundbreaking documentary drama from 1956, highlighting the struggles of a group of West Indian immigrants as they arrive in London, where they find a Britain very different from the land of opportunity they had imagined. Starring Errol John, Cy Grant and Colin Douglas.

==See Also==

[[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001d7q2|BBC Site]]

==Trailer==

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