Penda's Fen (1974)
Summer 1955, and pastor's son Stephen must come to terms with his identity amid societal pressure, religious guilt and his own imaginings. The television play was commissioned by BBC producer David Rose and first broadcast on 21 March 1974 as part of the corporation's Play for Today anthology series. Directed by Alan Clarke Written by David Rudkin Starring Spencer Banks, John Atkinson and Georgine Anderson
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