Danny and the Human Zoo

Danny and the Human Zoo is a British drama television film that first broadcast on BBC One on 31 August 2015.^[1] The ninety-minute film, written by Lenny Henry and directed by Destiny Ekaragha, is a fictionalised account of the former's life as a teenager in 1970s Dudley.^[2][3][4]

Danny and the Human Zoo
Genre	Drama
Written by	Lenny Henry
Directed by	Destiny Ekaragha
Starring	Lenny Henry Kascion Franklin Evanna Lynch Arthur Darvill James Phelps Oliver Phelps Richard Wilson Richard Boland John Yapp Peter Bankole Michael Crump
Composer	Ben Onono
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Polly Hill Caroline Hollick Nicola Shindler
Producer	Juliet Charlesworth
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Red Production Company
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	31 August 2015 (2015-08-31)

Production

The film was commissioned by Charlotte Moore and Ben Stephenson.^[5] The head of BBC One wanted to give black actors more prominent television roles.^[6] The executive producers are Caroline Hollick, Nicola Shindler and Polly Hill.^[7]