- Ridley Road is based on the true story of a revival of fascism, of Neo-Nazism in 1962.
When a group of Jewish men and women who formed an antifascist resistance movement.
- I had no idea about this whole period of history.
It was a huge shock.
- Our show centers on a fictionalized character of Vivien who gets kind of roped into this underworld and goes on this crazy, mad, brave adventure.
- Vivien is in a world where she's not really being pushed.
- When you're married you won't have to work all the time.
- She takes a big jump and goes to London.
- She decides to leave her life behind and follow her love who mysteriously disappears.
You have to forget about me.
- I'm looking for Jack Morris.
- You just followed me to the depths of hell.
She ends up infiltrating a neo-Nazi movement.
(neo-Nazi pledge in German) - You just watch her on this journey of learning her own ability and that she's actually very capable.
- An anti-fascist fights.
I found the story inspirational because it showed if ordinary people take a stand against racism then they can make a difference.
- Can I just get this right?
You had her bleach her hair, adopt an alias and center in to shmooze a full blown Hitler disciple?
- Yeah, that's right.
It's really moving and funny.
- Visually, it's going to be great.
I think it's lovely how 60s feel.
- And it's a very important story that is being told.
- They're coming for us, daddy.
We have to act now.
- It's so many different things.
- It's about spies.
It's fast paced, moving.
- It's thrilling.
It's romantic - It's brilliant.
- It's got all the elements.
It's exciting.
It's sexy.
It's brutal.
It's an adventure.
It's truthful.
And it's got a really powerful historical and political message.
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