undercover,fascism,period drama,historical,british history,historical drama,1960s,anti-fascism,modern history

Ridley Road (2021)

Poster for Ridley Road

During London's swinging sixties, young Jewish Vivien Epstein follows her lover into danger and when he is caught between life and death, she finds herself going undercover with the fascists, not only for him but for the sake of her country.

Cast & Crew

Director
Lisa Mulcahy
  • Profile picture of Agnes O'Casey
    Vivien Epstein/ Jane Carpenter Agnes O'Casey
  • Profile picture of Tom Varey
    Jack Morris/ Peter Fox Tom Varey
  • Profile picture of Rory Kinnear
    Colin Jordan Rory Kinnear
  • Profile picture of Eddie Marsan
    Soly Malinovsky Eddie Marsan
  • Profile picture of Danny-Boy Hatchard
    Lee Danny-Boy Hatchard
  • Profile picture of Rita Tushingham
    Nettie Jones Rita Tushingham
  • Profile picture of Gabriel Akuwudike
    Stevie Gabriel Akuwudike
  • Profile picture of James Craze
    Jeff Jones James Craze

Videos

Poster for Series 1

Series 1

2021

4 episodes

Season 1 of Ridley Road premiered on October 3, 2021

Based on a true story. In 1962 Vivien, a young Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, joins an underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far-right.

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Keywords

  • undercover
  • fascism
  • period drama
  • historical
  • british history
  • historical drama
  • 1960s
  • anti-fascism
  • modern history