Living in sin

United Kingdom, 1967

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Episode of Series “Man Alive”.
Three unmarried couples talk about non-marriage and the difficulties it presents for those who try it. Following an advertisement in “The Times”, couples were chosen to represent different groups: with a partner unable to get a divorce; young people looking for a trial marriage; and “commonlaw” partnerships. Reported by Jeremy James.

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Credits

director

Tom Conway

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:30:30:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1967

Appears in

Man Alive

Group of items

Man Alive

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014845

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Relationships

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