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Paper Roses
First aired on Jun 13, 1971
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Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Facing retirement, elderly journalist Clarence Hubbard reflects on the pointlessness of a life wasted writing banal tabloid human interest, animal, and crime stories. Rather than go quietly to tend roses in a garden, Hubbard begins a series of violent actions not unlike those described in tabloids, and this is heightened by inter cutting tabloid headlines between scenes. Throughout, there are occasional shots of a television critic who watches this very play as it unfolds, and he writes a negative review filled with cleverly phrased but bitter invective.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Bill Maynard | Clarence Hubbard
Donald Gee | John Chart
Aimée Delamain | Mrs Hubbard
John Carson | Joe
Dudley Jones | The Critic
Desmond Perry | Harold Bladdy
Featured Crew
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Kenith Trodd | Producer
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Barry Davis | Director
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Dennis Potter | Writer
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Alan Price | Art Designer
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Ray Goode | Cinematography
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Don Kelly | Editor