Masterpiece, Ridley Road

Fridays at 10 PM

Repeats Saturdays at 3 AM 

Airs on Fusion on Sundays at 1 PM beginning May 8
 

Summer 1962: London is swinging with new music, hip fashions and an irresistible hedonistic spirit. It’s also seething with antisemitic violence incited by homegrown neo-Nazis. MASTERPIECE presents a riveting four-part drama set in this colorful but tumultuous time. 

“Ridley Road,” based on Jo Bloom’s acclaimed novel, is inspired by true events. It stars newcomer Agnes O’Casey as Vivien Epstein, a young Jewish hairdresser who fits right into London’s mod scene while secretly infiltrating the British neo-Nazi hierarchy on behalf of Jewish antifascists; Rory Kinnear as Colin Jordan, the real-life leader of Britain’s post-World War II Nazi movement; and Tom Varey as Jack, Vivien’s true love.