Ridley Road
From Saturday 13 November at 8.20pm
Based on a true story, this four-part thriller series is set in 1962 and sees Vivien (Agnes O’Casey) a young Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, join an underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far-right.
Inspired by the struggle of the 62 Group, a coalition of Jewish men who stood up against rising neo-Nazism in post-war Britain, Vivien starts working with them when she realises that Jack, her missing boyfriend (Tom Varey), has been badly injured. Vivien infiltrates the NSM, a neo-Nazi movement which is becoming increasingly prominent in London, risking everything for her beliefs and for the man she loves.
Episode One:
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.Production credits: Produced by RED Production company