An anthology series of five stories looking at the lives of a group of friends and their families in London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early 80s.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes aired
- 5
- Latest aired
- S01E05
- Total runtime
- 6h 46min
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S01E01 Mangrove
November 15 · 127min find the promo
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The true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.
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S01E02 Lover's Rock
November 22 · 70min find the promo
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A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
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S01E03 Red, White and Blue
November 29 · 80min find the promo
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Spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
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S01E04 Alex Wheatle
December 6 · 66min find the promo
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Alex Wheatle follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle, from a young boy through his early adult years. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
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S01E05 Education
December 13 · 63min find the promo
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The coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, who has a fascination for astronauts and rockets. When Kingsley is pulled to the headmaster's office for being disruptive in class, he discovers he's being sent to a school for those with "special needs." Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segregation policy at play, preventing many Black children from receiving the education they deserve, until a group of West Indian women take matters into their own hands.