A United Kingdom (2016)
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil. Based upon the book 'Colour Bar' by Susan Williams.
Primary Title
- A United Kingdom
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 4 November 2018
Release Year
- 2016
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil. Based upon the book 'Colour Bar' by Susan Williams.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Presidents--Botswana--Drama
- Presidents' spouses--Botswana--Drama
- Interracial marriage--Great Britain--Drama
- Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
- Biography
- Historical drama
- Romance
Contributors
- Amma Asante (Director)
- Guy Hibbert (Writer)
- David Oyelowo (Actor)
- Rosamund Pike (Actor)
- Tom Felton (Actor)
- Jack Davenport (Actor)
- Pathé Productions (Production Unit)
- BBC Films (Production Unit)
- Ingenious Media (Production Unit)
- Patrick Doyle (Composer)
- Sam McCurdy (Cinematographer)
- Rick McCallum (Producer)
- David Oyelowo (Producer)
- Peter Heslop (Producer)
- Brunson Green (Producer)
- Justin Moore-Lewy (Producer)
- Charlie Mason (Producer)
Subjects
- Presidents--Botswana--Drama
- Presidents' spouses--Botswana--Drama
- Interracial marriage--Great Britain--Drama
- Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain