The Riots 2011: One Week in August
2021•1h 28m•6.0•Released
DocumentaryCrime
2011 saw the largest wave of disorder in the UK since the 1980s. This revelatory film hears from the people who experienced the riots up close and personal. A decade on, we look back at the summer of 2011 through the eyes of those whose lives have never been the same since. In a series of candid interviews, we hear the story from all angles. Convicted rioters, frontline police, a judge, a government advisor and a grieving father look back at that week in August, and the years that followed, to piece together what really happened and why.
Director
James Jones
Languages
English
Studio
Top Hat Productions
Cast
David Cameron
Self (archive Footage)
Boris Johnson
Self (archive Footage)
Nick Clegg
Self (archive Footage)
Huw Edwards
Self (archive Footage)
Jake Humphrey
Self (archive Footage)
Emily Maitlis
Self (archive Footage)
Production
Company
Top Hat Productions
Company
BBC
Producer
Elliot Swinburn
Producer
James Jones
Producer
Naomi Notice
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