East Side Story

1987

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Mug a Yuppie!' screams the graffiti. It's an extreme view, but there are tensions in the London Docklands. Despite the stock market crash, new residents, many with City connections, continue to flood in. Traditional East Enders feel they are being forced out, but the Government praises Docklands as a model solution to inner-city decay. Tonight two Docklands residents, both 26 years old, tell their stories. Anthony Mayhew , a newcomer, is a well-paid City trader. He likes his new home - it's convenient for work, a good investment, and there's plenty of windsurfing and water ski-ing nearby. Terry Johns, born in Docklands, works in a City ironmonger's shop. He and his wife, Marie, are having their first child. There's little chance of finding a bigger council flat. The new wealth fosters resentment. And in the shadows lurks the activist group Class War ...

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Production Information

Production Companies

BBC

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	December 3, 1987
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Key Crew

Stephen Lambert

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