TV series
Ridley Road
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2021-10-03
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- Red Production Company
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Agnes O'Casey as Vivien Epstein/ Jane Carpenter
- Tom Varey as Jack Morris/ Peter Fox
- Rory Kinnear as Colin Jordan
- Eddie Marsan as Soly Malinovsky
- Danny-Boy Hatchard as Lee
- Rita Tushingham as Nettie Jones
- Gabriel Akuwudike as Stevie
- James Craze as Jeff Jones
- Tamzin Outhwaite as Barbara Watson
- Allan Corduner as Rabbi Lehrer
- Will Keen as David Epstein
- Tracy-Ann Oberman as Nancy Malinovsky
Creators and crew
- Sarah Solemani - Creator
- Sarah Solemani - Executive Producer
- Rebecca Eaton - Executive Producer
- Lucy Richer - Executive Producer
- Jo Bloom - Executive Producer
- Nicola Shindler - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1
In 1960s London, Vivien, a young Jewish hairdresser, discovers the 62 Group – an intelligence-gathering underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far right.
Episode 2
Vivien meets Colin Jordan, who takes her into the heart of the National Socialist Movement. She takes a huge risk but manages to find out what happened to Jack.
Episode 3
Vivien is introduced to Colin Jordan's wife, dedicated Nazi occultist Francoise Dior. The fascists plan a deadly attack, and the 62 Group do everything they can and stop them.
Episode 4
Vivien is trapped amongst the National Socialists. With time running out Vivien risks everything to make one last attempt to sabotage the fascists without being caught.
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