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Uprising
The recounting of three real intertwined events from 1981 in the UK: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots. With testimony from those who lived these traumatic and turbulent events, the series reveals how they intertwined and defined race relations for a generation.
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Episode 1
Fire
Fri, Sep 17, 202159 mins
In the early hours of 18 January 1981, in a house in south London, a birthday party ended in a fire. Thirteen young black British people died. The fire and its aftermath would ignite an uprising by the black British community. This film tells the stories of the young people who were at the party and the events that led up to it.
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Awards
- 2021 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Music - Original Score - winner
- 2021 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Editing - Documentary/Factual - nominated
- 2022 - RTS Television Award - History - nominated
- 2022 - BAFTA TV Award - Factual Series - winner
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