Uprising The Front Line (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

Uprising

The Front Line (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

After the New Cross fire and the Black People's Day of Action, tensions between the community and the police escalated when a massive stop-and-search operation was launched, targeting black people on the streets of Brixton. In April, the ...See moreAfter the New Cross fire and the Black People's Day of Action, tensions between the community and the police escalated when a massive stop-and-search operation was launched, targeting black people on the streets of Brixton. In April, the situation boiled over into one of the biggest riots in British history. Buildings were burned down and hundreds of police injured. Riots then flared up all over the country, from Southall to Toxteth, but by the year's end, the people of New Cross were no closer to knowing who started the New Cross fire or why - and a lack of answers and justice has lingered over the case ever since. Written by BBC See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Juliet Alexander Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Patrick Bishop Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Peter Bleksley Self Self See fewer	Ripper Street (2012)
Clive Driscoll Self Self See fewer	Stephen (2021)
Denise Gooding Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Ena Gooding Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Richard Gooding Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Ros Griffiths Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Cecil Gutzmore Self Self See fewer	Hidden Empire: Catch a Fire (1996)
Andrew Hastings Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Wayne Haynes Self Self See fewer	Windrush (1998)
Leila Howe Self Self See fewer	Guerrilla (2017)
Christopher Icha Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Gus John Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Linton Kwesi Johnson Self Self See fewer	To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Jackie Malton Self Self See fewer	Suspects (2014)
Stephen Margiotta Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Philip Mawer Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
George Rhoden Self Self See fewer	Hunted (2015)
George Ruddock Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Sandra Ruddock Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Lord Scarman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The London Programme (1975)
Sheldon Thomas Self Self See fewer	Uprising (2021)
Alex Wheatle Self Self See fewer	Crongton