Ridley Road

Drama20214 episodes1 seasonMiniseries

First aired: 2021-10-03

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Sarah Solemani

Casting

  • Rory Kinnear
    Colin Jordan
  • Eddie Marsan
    Soly Malinovsky
  • Rita Tushingham
    Nettie Jones
  • Tracy-Ann Oberman
    Nancy Malinovsky
  • Samantha Spiro
    Liza Epstein
  • Tamzin Outhwaite
    Barbara Watson
  • Allan Corduner
    Rabbi Lehrer
  • Hannah Onslow
    Elise
  • Tom Varey
    Jack Morris/ Peter Fox
  • Agnes O'Casey
    Vivien Epstein/ Jane Carpenter
Ridley Road Series 1 Poster

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.

Number of episodes 4