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  • PBS
  • Oct 3, 2021
  • PBS
  • Oct 3, 2021
Ridley Road

Summary Vivien Epstein (Agnes O'Casey) moves to London in 1962 to find her ex-boyfriend Jack Morris (Tom Varey) and soon finds herself involved in spying on the National Socialist Movement in this four-part drama series based on the novel by Jo Bloom. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 3 Oct 2021 and in the US on PBS on 1 May 2022]

Created By: Sarah Solemani

  • PBS
  • Oct 3, 2021
  • PBS
  • Oct 3, 2021
Ridley Road
Season 1
Season Premiere: Oct 3, 2021
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Vivien Epstein (Agnes O'Casey) moves to London in 1962 to find her ex-boyfriend Jack Morris (Tom Varey) and soon finds herself involved in spying on the National Socialist Movement in this four-part drama series based on the novel by Jo Bloom. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 3 Oct 2021 and in the US on PBS on 1 May 2022]

Created By: Sarah Solemani

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80
Apr 28, 2022
A highly persuasive performance by Agnes O’Casey. ... The series’ powers profit immensely from its treasure of period detail.
By Dorothy Rabinowitz FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 8, 2022
O’Casey makes a confident debut, as Vivien’s ingenue sweetness hardens in her rough new circumstances. Her chemistry with Varey sustains the plot through some of its more abrupt turns.
By Ed Cumming FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 8, 2022
There was a fair amount of setting up to be done in this first episode, but the groundwork was more than effectively laid for what should be a gripping and exceedingly tense series.
By Rachael Sigee FULL REVIEW
78
Apr 28, 2022
While the idea of a young woman risking her life to topple the Nazi patriarchy is exciting, Solemani may have had a stronger story had she stuck with what the plot really wants to be. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with being a romance drama that doesn’t involve a character tight-rope walking across a rooftop in heels while holding a suitcase.
By Whitney Friedlander FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 29, 2022
“Ridley Road” is soap-operatic and improbable, with mostly tepid dialogue and mostly routine action. On the other side of the ledger, it has a good cast and it presents the story without a lot of fuss or (until the closing scenes) undue melodrama or sanctimony.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
60
May 3, 2022
It’s entertaining, and disturbing, and it blends in ordinary street footage from the time so that the era comes alive. But it’s also so improbable that you may find yourself rolling your eyes. If you can get past the notion that the inexperienced Vivien could actually take to spying so quickly and so well, there are moments and performances to admire.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 8, 2022
Though the main thrust of the story is the amateur espionage and the increasing involvement of Epstein in Jordan’s world, it is in the quieter, more domestic moments that the drama is most convincing. ... The London parts, however, have a much broader-brush feel to them.
By Lucy Mangan FULL REVIEW

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