It's a new start for teenager Rita Patel and her family - new home, new school, new diary, new life. But their happiness is short-lived when racist skinheads attack the family and their home.
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Cheryl Miller
Rita Patel
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Tom
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Lee Macdonald
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Michael Jackley Director · Carole Boyer Writer
First release September 14, 1988 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 14, 1988
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