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- ↑ British Film Institute - Two Fathers' Justice (1985), Cast & Credits
- ↑ LA Observed, August 30, 2016 - Obituaries, Bob Long, former TV news executive in LA By Kevin Roderick
- ↑ The A.V. Club , 10/09/15 - Richard Kind on Red Oaks, Spin City, Larry David, and being Bing Bong - Will Harris
- ↑ Chicago Tribune , February 10, 1985 - '`TWO FATHERS` TAKES AIM AT SOCIAL JUSTICE By Marilynn Preston, TV critic
- ↑ Radio Times - Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent Review by John Ferguson