A way of life.

Date:
1976
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Description

This film was designed to motivate people in the 15-20 age group adopting healthier eating habits. The principal characters are a husband and wife, their baby and the husband's younger sister. Jack, an overweight taxi driver, suffers from dizzy spells, which result in a near accident. Hospital tests reveal his excess weight to be a main contributory factor. The consultant lectures Jack on the dangers of obesity and explains how the problem can be overcome. Jack achieves some success before relapsing, with serious consequences. The film purposely sets out to be emotive rather than resorting to medical and statistical evidence.

Publication/Creation

UK : Health Education Council, 1976.

Physical description

1 videocassette (VHS) (23 min.) : sound, color, PAL.
1 DVD (23 min.) : sound, color

Notes

These viewing copies were made from material preserved by the BFI National Archive

Creator/production credits

Sponsored by Scottish Health Education Unit and Health Education Council. Directed by Steve Clark-Hall. Camera by Gordon Coull and Mick Campbell, sound by Ian Leslie and Jim McKee, production by Douglas Eadie, script supervised by British Nutrition Foundation, edited by Bill Landale and music by Chris Judge Smith and Mike Hutchinson.

Copyright note

Crown copyright, managed by BFI.

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