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The Blockbusters

Housing authorities can no longer paper over the cracks of the 60s social disaster, system-built tower blocks that are literally splitting at the seams. Setting an alarming precedent, east London's Newham Council has ordered the total evacuation of tenants from a nine-block estate. It's a victory for reason - but only after concerted pressure from 'The Blockbusters' -the Newham Tower Block Tenants' Campaign. This is the story of their constant fight against the misery and terror of tower block life - and the lessons they learn in the process.

English
  • Originally Aired November 22, 1984
  • Network BBC Two
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