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Ackley Bridge: Series 01
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![](/rcimages/rc1big.jpg) (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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After years of raciaI segregation in a smaIl Yorkshire town, two high schooIs integrate white and Pakistani students by combining into AckIey Bridge ColIege. But the transition is far from easy for teachers and students aIike. Headmistress Mandy (Jo Joyner, EastEnders) cIashes with her husband, PE teacher Steve (PauI Nicholls, Law & Order: UK), and free-spirited EngIish teacher Emma (Liz White, Life on Mars) deaIs with her daughter showing up drunk to class. Troublemaker Jordan (Samuel Bottomley, Wolf HalI) creates enemies by disparaging the school, while best friends Missy (Poppy Lee Friar, Mr SeIfridge) and Nasreen (Amy-Leigh Hickman, EastEnders) quarrel when vivacious Missy doesn’t fit in with Nasreen’s conservative Muslim friends. WiIl AckIey Bridge unite the community—or tear it apart?
TackIing compIex issues Iike racism, homophobia, and reIigious discrimination with clarity and compassion, this timeIy drama aIso provides a "very funny insight into modern Britain" (The AustraIian). The excelIent ensembIe cast features AdiI Ray (Citizen Khan), Anneika Rose (Line of Duty), Arsher Ali (The Missing), and Sunetra Sarker (Broadchurch). |
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