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Uprising

2021 · 1 season

A sober, absorbing documentary that revisits painful history with clarity and moral urgency, demanding attention and leaving a lasting emotional weight.

Created by
James Rogan, Steve McQueen
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Peter Bleksley, Alex Wheatle, George Rhoden
Overview
Steve McQueen and James Rogan’s Uprising examines three pivotal events from 1981 and how they defined race relations in Britain for a generation.

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Created by
James Rogan, Steve McQueen
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Peter Bleksley, Alex Wheatle, George Rhoden
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • justice
  • politics
  • trauma
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
James Rogan, Steve McQueen
Starring
Peter Bleksley, Alex Wheatle, George Rhoden, Leila Howe
Music
Harry Escott
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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