Ackley Bridge

A grounded, big-hearted school drama that mixes warmth and humour with the raw friction of a divided community.

Created by

Ayub Khan-Din, Kevin Erlis

Genres

Drama

Starring

Jo Joyner, Paul Nicholls, Liz White

Overview

A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community

How it feels

Earnest, warm, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, family, race, coming-of-age

Content

Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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