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Uprising

Season 1 Episode 3: The Front Line

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 situation boiled over into one of the biggest riots in...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Fire

1. Fire

Aired: Jul 20, 2021

In the early hours of 18 January 1981, in a house in south London, a birthday...

Episode 2 Blame

2. Blame

Aired: Jul 21, 2021

The story of the aftermath of the New Cross fire and the run up to the Black ...

Episode 3 The Front Line

3. The Front Line

Aired: Jul 22, 2021

After the New Cross fire and the Black People's Day of Action, tensions betwe...

Info about Uprising

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary