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Compelling Circumstances

The Day that Changed My Life Series 5

Film about Mark Watson, who was sentenced to six months in prison after he stamped a passport to allow his Brazilian boyfriend to remain in the UK illegally. (1999)

In 1994, immigration officer Mark Watson was sentenced to six months in prison after he stamped a passport to allow his Brazilian boyfriend to remain in the UK illegally. His case was supported by the lobbying group Stonewall and led to a change in Home Office policy that would become the first act of legislation to recognise homosexual relationships as equal to heterosexual ones. In this documentary, Watson talks about the day he was arrested and how it changed his life. (1999)

30 minutes

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Wed 21 Jul 1999 19:30
BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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  • Wed 21 Jul 1999 19:30
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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