Blood Rights

Blood Rights
Genre	Thriller
Based on	Blood Rights by Mike Phillips
Written by	Mike Phillips
Directed by	Lesley Manning
Starring	Brian Bovell; Maggie Steed; Struan Rodger; DeObia Oparei; Akim Mogaji; Robert Glenister; Hermione Norris; Margo Gunn; Sam Kelly; Tim Potter; Warren Morson; Julia St John
Composer(s)	Joe Bashorun; Orphy Robinson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer(s)	Caroline Oulton
Production location(s)	London, England, UK
Cinematography	Rex Maidment
Running time	55 minutes
Production company(s)	BBC Studios
Release
Original network	BBC2
Original release	24 October –; 7 November 1990
External links
	[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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Blood Rights is a British television thriller drama serial written by Mike Phillips that first broadcast on BBC2 between 24 October and 7 November 1990. The series, comprising three episodes, was based on the critically and highly acclaimed 1989 novel of the same name by author Mike Phillips.^[1]^{[better source needed]} All three episodes were directed by Lesley Manning, with Caroline Oulton acting as executive producer.

The series starred Brian Bovell as Sam Dean, a black British journalist, who is hired by a prominent white Conservative Member of Parliament to find his missing, drug-addicted daughter. Dean's investigation uncovers a darker world of drugs, blackmail and prostitution.

Plot

A journalist investigates the disappearance of the drug addicted daughter of a prominent Tory MP.^[2]^{[unreliable source]}

Cast

Brian Bovell as Sam (Sammy) Dean
Maggie Steed as Tess Barker
Struan Rodger as Grenville Barker
DeObia Oparei as Winston
Akim Mogaji as Roy
Robert Glenister as Pete
Hermione Norris as Virginia Barker
Margo Gunn as Gillian
Sam Kelly as Evans
Tim Potter as Erich
Warren Morson as Chris
Julia St John as Lynn

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Episode 1"	Lesley Manning	Mike Phillips	24 October 1990 (1990-10-24)
Black journalist Sammy Dean is hired by a prominent MP to find his missing daughter.^[3]^{[non-primary source needed]}
2	"Episode 2"	Lesley Manning	Mike Phillips	31 October 1990 (1990-10-31)
Virginia Barker has joined forces with her brother to extort money from her MP father.^[4]^{[non-primary source needed]}
3	"Episode 3"	Lesley Manning	Mike Phillips	7 November 1990 (1990-11-07)
Sammy searches for Virginia Barker who has been abducted by a gun-toting villain, with the MP's deviant son in tow. Meanwhile, Tess decides to meet the kidnapper alone in the family's cottage.^[5]^{[non-primary source needed]}

References

↑ Blood Rights Paperback. ASIN 0140119965. Search this book on
↑ "Blood Rights (TV Series 1990– )". IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
↑ "Blood Rights: Episode 1". 24 October 1990. p. 69 – via BBC Genome.
↑ "Blood Rights: Episode 2". 31 October 1990. p. 65 – via BBC Genome.
↑ "Blood Rights: Episode 3". 7 November 1990. p. 83 – via BBC Genome.

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[1] Blood Rights Paperback. ASIN 0140119965. Search this book on

[imdb-2] "Blood Rights (TV Series 1990– )". IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

[3] "Blood Rights: Episode 1". 24 October 1990. p. 69 – via BBC Genome.

[4] "Blood Rights: Episode 2". 31 October 1990. p. 65 – via BBC Genome.

[5] "Blood Rights: Episode 3". 7 November 1990. p. 83 – via BBC Genome.

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