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The Kennedys: Life Sentences

The Kennedys (2011)

Drama, Historical, Romantic | Canada, United States

Director: Jon Cassar

BBC1 | Friday 30 October 2015 | 20:30

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Friday 30 October 2015 20:30

Wednesday 20 November 2013 22:20

Rating: 7.5/10

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 5 - Life Sentences

SYNOPSIS

JFK's horrendous backache makes him dependent on Dr. Max Jacobson's amphetamines; he discovers stress-bunny Jackie also uses those. Just after retreating from the White House, dad Joe gets a cardiac episode which leaves him mentally disabled, stirring memories of retarded daughter Mary-Rose's fate. JFK goes all the way for equality, regardless of the explosive risks ensuing in Dixieland when he and Bobby ultimately send in the National Guard to fight the Mississippi governor and a whites-only university.

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Writer: Stephen Kronish, Joel Surnow

Producer: Jon Cassar, Cari Davine

RUNTIME: 44 min

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