A Case of suicide

United Kingdom, 1971

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Episode of Series “Man Alive”.
Katie, aged 17, commits suicide when her husband deserts her. The discussion with the intimates attempts to recognise the signs preceding the serious attempt at suicide and what can be done to avoid it happening.

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Credits

producer

John Percival

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:31:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1971

Appears in

Man Alive

Group of items

Man Alive

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

001768

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Psychological aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage girls

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage marriage

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Family relationships

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Depression, Mental

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Suicide

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage girls

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage marriage

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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