Silent Minority
1981 British film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silent Minority is a 1981 British documentary film made by Nigel Evans for ATV which aired in June 1981[1] on ITV.[2] The film spotlights the conditions of mental patients at the Borocourt Hospital near Reading, Berkshire and the St Lawrence Hospital in Caterham, Surrey.[1][3][4][5]
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Silent Minority | |
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Directed by | Nigel Evans |
Written by | Nigel Evans |
Produced by | Nigel Evans |
Narrated by | Nigel Evans |
Cinematography | Alan Jones Ron Conley |
Edited by | Peter Cannon |
Production company | Colour Productions |
Distributed by | Associated Television |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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Part polemic, part narrative, it came just before the transitioning of the British mental health system from an asylum-based system to one of care in the community.