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The Bar Mitzvah Boy

Starring Jeremy Steyn, Kim Clifford, Mark Herman, Adrienne Posta, Maria Charles, Pamela Manson and Bernard Spear, the play tells the story of a young Jewish boy, Eliott Green (Steyn), in a working class family living in North East London of the 1970s, and the apprehensions the boy feels over his forthcoming Bar Mitzvah. Meanwhile, the family prepares for the celebration, preoccupied with their own preparations for the b'nai mitzvah.

English
  • Originally Aired September 14, 1976
  • Runtime 75 minutes
  • Network BBC One
  • Created April 11, 2018 by
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Name Type Role
Jack Rosenthal Writer
Michael Tuchner Director