DVD
Ridley Road [videorecording] / Red Production Company (A StudioCanal Company) for BBC co-produced with Masterpiece in association with Endeavor Content ; created by Sarah Solemani ; written by Sarah Solemani, Jo Bloom ; directed by Lisa Mulcahy ; produced by Susanne Simpson, Betsan Morris Evans.
It tells the story of Vivien Epstein, a young Jewish woman who after falling in love with a member of the '62 Group', rejects her comfortable middle-class life in Manchester and joins the fight against fascism in London. Inspired by true events, it follows Vivien as she goes undercover into the NSM, a neo-Nazi movement that is becoming increasingly prominent in London.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781531714086
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (225 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches.
- Publisher: Arlington, Virginia : PBS, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--container. Title from container. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Episodes 1-2. Disc 2. Episodes 3-4. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Agnes O' Casey, Rory Kinnear, Eddie Marsan. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally broadcast in 2022. |
| Target Audience Note: | 14A. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | Audio track in English, captions in English. |
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| Subject: | Fascism > Fiction. Jewish women > England > London > Fiction. Jews > England > London > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Neo-Nazism > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fiction television programs. Historical television programs. Television mini-series. Television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | TV Ridle | 31681010291409 | DVD | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Tells the story of a young Jewish woman living in London in the 1960s who gets involved in an anti-fascist group and infiltrates a neo-Nazi organization. - Public Broadcasting Service
In early '60s Manchester, young Vivien Epstein (Agnes O'Casey) balked at her parents' attempts to arrange a marriage and went to fend for herself in the East End. At the behest of her anti-fascist cabbie uncle (Eddie Marsan), she agreed to infiltrate the operations of neo-Nazi leader Colin Jordan (Rory Kinnear)-and faced dire peril when her cover was blown. Striking miniseries take on the Jo Bloom novel co-stars Tom Varey, Rita Tushingham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy-Ann Oberman. 4 hrs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
