Ridley Road is a TV series directed by Lisa Mulcahy in 2021 and based on the book of the same name by Jo Bloom, first published in 2014. The TV series features Agnes O’Casey, Rory Kinnear, Eddie Marsan, Tom Varey, Danny Hatchard, Rita Tushingham, and others.
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“The TV series is better than the book”
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Storyline
Set in the East End of London in the early 1960s Vivien Epstein is the daughter of a traditional suburban Manchester Jewish family comprising father David, mother Liza and a relative Roza whom the family is sheltering. The father arranges a marriage (without Vivien’s desire nor consent) with the father of a local Jewish boy. Vivien already has a beau, Jack, who leaves for London, desolate.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
57
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
TV Series
Ridley Road
Director: Lisa Mulcahy
Country: UK
Year: 2021-
Length: 57m / 4 episodes
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Year
2014
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.28
S: Goodreads
Book
Ridley Road
Author: Jo Bloom
Country: UK
First published in: 2014
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“Each time I work with an author, I say to them, 'A book and a movie are different things.'”
JASON REITMAN (Filmmaker)
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