Champion Road

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Champion Road
GenreDrama
Written by Constance Cox
Directed byHal Burton
Starring William Lucas
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerHal Burton
Running time30 minutes
Production company BBC
Original release
Network BBC 1
Release12 September (1958-09-12) 
31 October 1958 (1958-10-31)

Champion Road is a British television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958. [1]

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  1. Baskin p.32

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