T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
Plot: An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 for corruption. A dynamic and visionary politician, Smith collaborated closely as Amber unpicked the story of a leftwing group of ex-war resisters who took control of the city council in 1960, the socialist and civic ambitions and the betrayals; the claims of MI5 involvement, of ministerial cover-ups and the unseen role of the Privy Council
Release Date:
Thursday, January 1 1987 38 years ago
T. Dan Smith
Dennis Skinner
Murray Martin
Dave Hill
Ralph Nossek
Brian Hogg