In 1963, armed with just a typewriter, a Midlands housewife began a 30-year battle against the permissive society. But how successful was the original 'cancel culture' warrior?
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Episode 1
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Episode 1In 1963, armed with just a typewriter, a Midlands housewife began a 30-year battle against the permissive society. But how successful was the original ‘cancel culture’ warrior?
Episode 2
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Episode 2During the 1970s and 1980s, Mary's campaigns against pornography and 'video nasties' raise her profile still further. But new media forms overtake her efforts to censor content.
Cast of Series 1
Louise PerrySelf
Mary WhitehouseSelf (Archive Footage)
Peter TatchellSelf
David SullivanSelf
Fiona RichmondSelf
Michael GradeSelf
Peter BradshawSelf
Hannah BerrymanDirector
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