Amber, 1986, 60 mins, Drama

Subtitled ‘Boxing for Hartlepool’ the documentary drama has Ray Stubbs as a journalist cynical about the sport and Sammy Johnson the ex-boxer helping him in his research and challenging his assumptions. At the heart of the film is the Hartlepool gym of George Bowes - a professional boxer in the 50s and 60s and a major figure in the history of North East boxing.