Ridley Road. Episode 1 / produced by Betsan Morris Evans ; directed by Lisa Mulcahy ; Red Production company, a StudioCanal company for BBC.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Mulcahy, Lisa (Director), director.

Evans, Betsan Morris, producer.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.

Red Production Company, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bloom, Jo--Television adaptations.

Bloom, Jo.

Jewish women--England--London--Drama.

Jewish women.

Jews--England--London--Drama.

Jews.

Neo-Nazism--England--London--Drama.

Neo-Nazism.

Fascism--Drama.

Fascism.

Genre:

Television adaptations.

Fiction television programs.

Historical television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (59 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Inspired by true events. In 1962 Vivien, a Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, runs away to London from her upcoming marriage in pursuit of her true love, Jack. Here she discovers an underground organization working to stop the rise of a far-right movement led by Hitler fanatic Colin Jordan. After an attack leaves a young Jewish boy dead, Vivien becomes the only one who can stop them.

Participant:

Agnes O'Casey, Rory Kinnear, Eddie Marsan, Tom Varey, Will Keen, Samantha Spiro, Rita Tushingham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy-Ann Oberman.

Notes:

"Masterpiece."

Based on the book 'Ridley Road' written by Jo Bloom.

Title from title screen (viewed February 14, 2025).

Related Work:

Television adaptation of: Bloom, Jo. Ridley Road.

OCLC:

1507377544