Episode
Horizon: A Home Like Ours... A Story of Four Children
Overview
Horizon investigates a local authority residential home in Wandsworth, Britain, for emotionally disturbed children.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1976-06-07
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
A Home Like Ours... A Story of Four Children is Episode 20 in 1976 of Horizon. It aired on 1976-06-07. The runtime is 60 min.
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