Mangrove
BBC / BBC Studios / Amazon (US)
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Writers
- Alastair Siddons
- Steve McQueen
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Director
Steve McQueen
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Starring
- Shaun Parkes
- Letitia Wright
- Malachi Kirby
- Rochenda Sandall
- Jack Lowden
Mangrove tells the true story of Frank Crichlow, whose West Indian restaurant Mangrove, a lively community hub in London’s Notting Hill, attracted locals, activists, intellectuals and artists.
In a time of blatant racial discrimination, Crichlow finds himself and his business the brunt of relentless police raids. In a bid to stop the discrimination and ruination of their community base, Frank and his friends take to the streets in peaceful protest in 1970, only to be met with police aggression.
As a result, nine men and women, including Frank, leader of the British Black Panther movement Altheia Jones-LeCointe and activist Darcus Howe, are wrongly arrested and charged with incitement to riot and affray. A highly publicised trial ensues.
Executive Producers are Tracey Scoffield and David Tanner.