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        Dan Smith

        Profile of the controversial 'economic overlord' of northern England.

        Government sponsored film 1970 14 mins

        Overview

        This profile of the "economic overlord of the North of England" is a window on vanished worlds - and yet tremendously topical today. Former Newcastle council leader T. Dan Smith was one of the most famous local politicians of his day. Described here as a US-style 'town boss', he was a complex, flawed character who later proved corrupt, but also an articulate, original, sometimes foresighted thinker.

        This was one of 26 editions of The Pacemakers, a series of British government-sponsored TV programmes distributed free of charge to North American and Australasian television stations. Each focused on an innovative or maverick contributor to British life.