Danny and the Human Zoo | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Lenny Henry |
Directed by | Destiny Ekaragha |
Starring | Lenny Henry Kascion Franklin Evanna Lynch Arthur Darvill James Phelps Oliver Phelps Richard Wilson Richard Boland John Yapp Peter Bankole Michael Crump |
Composer | Ben Onono |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Polly Hill Caroline Hollick Nicola Shindler |
Producer | Juliet Charlesworth |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | Red Production Company |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | 31 August 2015 |
Danny and the Human Zoo is a British drama television film that first broadcast on BBC One on 31 August 2015. [1] The ninety-minute film, written by Lenny Henry and directed by Destiny Ekaragha, is a fictionalised account of the former's life as a teenager in 1970s Dudley. [2] [3] [4]
The film was commissioned by Charlotte Moore and Ben Stephenson. [5] The head of BBC One wanted to give black actors more prominent television roles. [6] The executive producers are Caroline Hollick, Nicola Shindler and Polly Hill. [7]
Danny and the Human Zoo | |
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![]() | |
Genre | Drama |
Written by | Lenny Henry |
Directed by | Destiny Ekaragha |
Starring | Lenny Henry Kascion Franklin Evanna Lynch Arthur Darvill James Phelps Oliver Phelps Richard Wilson Richard Boland John Yapp Peter Bankole Michael Crump |
Composer | Ben Onono |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Polly Hill Caroline Hollick Nicola Shindler |
Producer | Juliet Charlesworth |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | Red Production Company |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | 31 August 2015 |
Danny and the Human Zoo is a British drama television film that first broadcast on BBC One on 31 August 2015. [1] The ninety-minute film, written by Lenny Henry and directed by Destiny Ekaragha, is a fictionalised account of the former's life as a teenager in 1970s Dudley. [2] [3] [4]
The film was commissioned by Charlotte Moore and Ben Stephenson. [5] The head of BBC One wanted to give black actors more prominent television roles. [6] The executive producers are Caroline Hollick, Nicola Shindler and Polly Hill. [7]