Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary

Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story

Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary

In the 1970s, Mary's battle with permissive society heats up as ideas of progress and suggestions that nothing should be censored gain currency, and intent on being the nation's moral guardian, she takes her battles to the courts.

Director

Hannah Berryman

Composer

Alexander Parsons

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Updated Apr 5, 2022

Release date

Apr 5, 2022 (United Kingdom)

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Sarah DeMelo Self - Curator, National Viewers' and Listeners' Association Archive (as Dr. Sarah DeMelo) Self - Curator, National Viewers' and Listeners' Association Archive (as Dr. Sarah DeMelo) See fewer	Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story (2022)
Ben Thompson Self - Author, 'Ban This Filth!' Self - Author, 'Ban This Filth!' See fewer	Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story (2022)
Beatrix Campbell Self - Writer and Feminist Activist Self - Writer and Feminist Activist See fewer	Dispatches (1987)
Fiona Richmond Self - Formerly Actress 'Fiona Richmond' (as Julia Harrison) Self - Formerly Actress 'Fiona Richmond' (as Julia Harrison) See fewer	History of the World: Part I (1981)
David Sullivan Self - Entrepreneur and Former Pornographer Self - Entrepreneur and Former Pornographer See fewer	Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
Louise Perry Self - Writer, Campaigner, Columnist, The New Statesman Self - Writer, Campaigner, Columnist, The New Statesman See fewer	Standard Issue Podcast (2016)
Michael Hastings Self - Independent Peer, House of Lords (as Lord Dr. Michael Hastings CBE) Self - Independent Peer, House of Lords (as Lord Dr. Michael Hastings CBE) See fewer	Good Morning Britain (1983)
Geoffrey Robertson Self - Human Rights Barrister (as Geoffrey Robertson QC) Self - Human Rights Barrister (as Geoffrey Robertson QC) See fewer	Performance (1991)
Natasha Walter Self - Writer and Human Rights Activist Self - Writer and Human Rights Activist See fewer	A Quiet Life
Barrie Gold Self - Former Video Wholesaler Self - Former Video Wholesaler See fewer	Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
Peter Bradshaw Self - Film Critic, The Guardian Self - Film Critic, The Guardian See fewer	Baddiel's Syndrome (2001)
Michael Grade Self - Controller of BBC 1 Self - Controller of BBC 1 See fewer	Kane & Abel (1985)
Michael Bogdanov Self - Director, The Romans in Britain (archive footage) Self - Director, The Romans in Britain (archive footage) See fewer	A Light in the Valley (1998)
James Callaghan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Week (1956)
Alice Cooper Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Wayne's World (1992)
Guy Cumberbatch Self - Communications Research Group, University of Aston (archive footage) Self - Communications Research Group, University of Aston (archive footage) See fewer	Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
David Dimbleby Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Goodies (1970)
Queen Elizabeth II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Civilisation (1969)
Brian Richards Self - Managing Director, Conegate (archive footage) Self - Managing Director, Conegate (archive footage) See fewer
Moira Stuart Self - Newsreader (archive footage) Self - Newsreader (archive footage) See fewer	Extras (2005)
Margaret Thatcher Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	SDI Star Wars (1991)
Jens Jørgen Thorsen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Lys (1988)
Nicolas Walter Self - Managing Editor, The Rationalist Press Association (archive footage) Self - Managing Editor, The Rationalist Press Association (archive footage) See fewer
Ernest Whitehouse Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Mary Whitehouse Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Week (1956)