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Archive: the Mods' story

A week after an outbreak of violence in Clacton on Easter weekend 1964, Panorama caught up with a group of Mods and Rockers to talk about their tribal codes, find out what fuelled their rivalry and discover whether there would be further trouble next Bank Holiday. Here, the Mods tell their story.

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