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A Beast with Two Backs

Dennis Potter's fictional account of an event that happened in the Forest of Dean in the 1890s when four Frenchmen came over the border from Gloucester with dancing bears, who were subsequently killed by miners coming off the late shift in retaliation for an unrelated attack on a young local girl.

English
  • Originally Aired November 20, 1968
  • Runtime 75 minutes
  • Network BBC One
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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  • Modified July 10, 2022 by
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Name Type Role
Dennis Potter Writer
Anthony Andrews Guest Star Harry
Lionel Harris Director