Show Me a Hero (2015)
In 1987, as Yonkers City Council faces the prospect of being held in contempt if it fails to comply with an order to build low-income housing within the city, Councilman Nick Wasicsko plans to run for mayor.
Yonkers' Mayor Nick Wasicsko takes offices in 1987 and has to deal with the serious subject of the building of public housing in the white, middle class side of the town.
Primary Title
- Show Me a Hero
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 31 October 2015
Release Year
- 2015
Start Time
- 17 : 00
Finish Time
- 18 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- SoHo
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Yonkers' Mayor Nick Wasicsko takes offices in 1987 and has to deal with the serious subject of the building of public housing in the white, middle class side of the town.
Episode Description
- In 1987, as Yonkers City Council faces the prospect of being held in contempt if it fails to comply with an order to build low-income housing within the city, Councilman Nick Wasicsko plans to run for mayor.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Television mini-series--United States
- Mayors--United States--Drama
- Low-income housing--United States--Drama
- Small cities--Politics and government--Drama
Genres
- Drama
- History
Contributors
- Paul Haggis (Director)
- William F. Zorzi (Writer)
- David Simon (Writer)
- Oscar Isaac (Actor)
- Peter Riegert (Actor)
- Winona Ryder (Actor)
- Home Box Office (Production Unit)
- Blown Deadline Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Television mini-series--United States
- Mayors--United States--Drama
- Low-income housing--United States--Drama
- Small cities--Politics and government--Drama