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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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Sarah Solemani
Network
BBC One
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
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.
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.
Top Cast
Agnes O'Casey
Vivien Epstein/ Jane Carpenter
Tom Varey
Jack Morris/ Peter Fox
Rory Kinnear
Colin Jordan
Eddie Marsan
Soly Malinovsky
Danny-Boy Hatchard
Lee
Rita Tushingham
Nettie Jones
Gabriel Akuwudike
Stevie
James Craze
Jeff Jones
Tamzin Outhwaite
Barbara Watson
Allan Corduner
Rabbi Lehrer
Will Keen
David Epstein
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Nancy Malinovsky
