Ridley Road (TV series)

Ridley Road
GenrePeriod drama
Based on Ridley Road by Jo Bloom
Written bySarah Solemani
Directed byLisa Mulcahy
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerNicola Shindler
Running time57 minutes
Production companyRed Production Company
Original release
NetworkBBC One (United Kingdom)
PBS (United States)
Release3 October (2021-10-03) –
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24)
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Ridley Road is a British four-part television drama series which premiered on BBC One on 3 October 2021,[1] about Jewish opposition to British Fascism in the 1960s. It was adapted by Sarah Solemani from Jo Bloom's 2014 novel of the same name.[2][3] The series is directed by Lisa Mulcahy and the executive producer is Nicola Shindler.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Howle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ridley Road – Meet the cast and creators" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ Solemani, Sarah (2 October 2021). "How Britain's heinous Nazi horrors inspired my TV thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ Frazer, Jenni (7 October 2021). "BBC puts dramatic twist on true story of brawling Jews vs. fascists in '60s UK". Times of Israel. Retrieved 8 October 2021.