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Just Another Saturday (1975)

Just Another Saturday poster
Directed by
John Mackenzie
Genre
drama, comedy, tv movie
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
15
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets caught up in the violence and tribal loyalty of an Orange Order parade in Scotland. The story follows his day as he faces pressure from friends and family to take part.

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What happens

"Just Another Saturday" is the 15th episode of fifth season of the British BBC anthology TV series Play for Today. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 13 March 1975. "Just Another Saturday" was written by Peter McDougall, directed by John Mackenzie, produced by Graeme MacDonald, and starred Jon Morrison and Billy Connolly. "Just Another Saturday" is about the Orange walk culture. The episode won the Prix Italia for Best Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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