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Uprising

Uprising tells the extraordinary story of three intertwined events from 1981: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Here, the unemployed youngsters' - Uprising

Here, the unemployed youngsters'

And how they went to
the pub and had a drink. - Uprising

And how they went to the pub and had a drink.

[woman] I put the
purse my shopping bag - Uprising

[woman] I put the purse my shopping bag

You don't know, and somebody
could send a letter like that - Uprising

You don't know, and somebody could send a letter like t...

[reporter] That old lady, the
fear she and her friends have, - Uprising

[reporter] That old lady, the fear she and her friends have,

A copy of the first letter which
was sent out to the families. - Uprising

A copy of the first letter which was sent out to the familie...

They have the gall to do it because
the police are not attacking them. - Uprising

They have the gall to do it because the police are not attac...

Mugging, it was just seen
as being exclusively Black, - Uprising

Mugging, it was just seen as being exclusively Black,

And one of them said that,
"I hope he dies in hospital." - Uprising

And one of them said that, "I hope he dies in hospital....

And the victims
were white women, - Uprising

And the victims were white women,

[Russell Profitt] I think
as well, one's got to say - Uprising

[Russell Profitt] I think as well, one's got to say

Now I hope that we move away
from that, and as Black people... - Uprising

Now I hope that we move away from that, and as Black people....

Sixteen years old, you wanna
amputate my leg from my hip? - Uprising

Sixteen years old, you wanna amputate my leg from my hip?

[Russell Profitt] My
name is Russell Profitt, - Uprising

[Russell Profitt] My name is Russell Profitt,

I had to get me a blind physio - Uprising

I had to get me a blind physio

It really was very, very difficult
to shift the public perception, - Uprising

It really was very, very difficult to shift the public perce...

A third of my body got the worst
burns. Do you know something? - Uprising

A third of my body got the worst burns. Do you know somethin...

It was plastered all over
the local newspapers. - Uprising

It was plastered all over the local newspapers.

Right, I was at Greenwich Hospital,
which is not a burns unit, - Uprising

Right, I was at Greenwich Hospital, which is not a burns uni...

Incidents were
happening everywhere. - Uprising

Incidents were happening everywhere.

When you looked at the
facts, that was not the case, - Uprising

When you looked at the facts, that was not the case,

So now, while my burns have
healed up, I can't move. - Uprising

So now, while my burns have healed up, I can't move.

He can only feel what he's doing, and
he'd take my arm from this position, - Uprising

He can only feel what he's doing, and he'd take my...

And the skin from here
to here used to tear - Uprising

And the skin from here to here used to tear

They're always on about, saying Black
youths mugging old women and all that, - Uprising

They're always on about, saying Black youths mugging ol...

My godmother worked
at the hospital, - Uprising

My godmother worked at the hospital,

At the time, the Black
community found themselves - Uprising

At the time, the Black community found themselves

'Cause he literally ripped
my skin open every day. - Uprising

'Cause he literally ripped my skin open every day.

Um, I think that people seem to
think that Blacks are easy targets. - Uprising

Um, I think that people seem to think that Blacks are easy t...

[Leila Hassan] We called
a meeting on Tuesday, - Uprising

[Leila Hassan] We called a meeting on Tuesday,

There was a sort of
a-an arrest spree... - Uprising

There was a sort of a-an arrest spree...

21 young people arrested
on suspicion of muggings. - Uprising

21 young people arrested on suspicion of muggings.

In 1981, - Uprising

The Metropolitan Police,
at 5:00 in the morning, - Uprising

The Metropolitan Police, at 5:00 in the morning,

People suspected it
was a racial attack. - Uprising

People suspected it was a racial attack.

Relations with the
police were not good, - Uprising

Relations with the police were not good,

I heard about it because I was
asked to photograph the man - Uprising

I heard about it because I was asked to photograph the man

[Jackie Malton] Activists had
got on to this first theory - Uprising

[Jackie Malton] Activists had got on to this first theory

But it was what inspired
the National Front - Uprising

But it was what inspired the National Front

But they seemed a
little bit hellbent - Uprising

But they seemed a little bit hellbent

They proposed to march through
New Cross and Lewisham. - Uprising

They proposed to march through New Cross and Lewisham.

[Russell Profitt] The National
Front decided that that would be - Uprising

[Russell Profitt] The National Front decided that that would...

You've got to think,
why do people like me, - Uprising

You've got to think, why do people like me,

Quite... find it quite acceptable
that this is a racist attack. - Uprising

Quite... find it quite acceptable that this is a racist atta...

It's going to be
a test of stamina, - Uprising

It's going to be a test of stamina,

Because that's the life
we lived at that time. - Uprising

Because that's the life we lived at that time.

We have got to institute a
swift and immediate program - Uprising

We have got to institute a swift and immediate program

And the experience of the
police investigations, - Uprising

And the experience of the police investigations,

Absolutely, yes.
Including those born here. - Uprising

Absolutely, yes. Including those born here.

[Jackie Malton] In terms
of the National Front - Uprising

[Jackie Malton] In terms of the National Front

There is a community that you're
part of that sees you as alien, - Uprising

There is a community that you're part of that sees you ...

So, I can't sit here and say - Uprising

So, I can't sit here and say

The Black community
was really clear - Uprising

The Black community was really clear

And we knew that the police
would be very very reluctant - Uprising

And we knew that the police would be very very reluctant

How can you be applying the same
mentality, the same mindset to us?" - Uprising

How can you be applying the same mentality, the same mindset...

And so, feelings were
running extremely high. - Uprising

And so, feelings were running extremely high.

[Michael La Rose] After the
meeting, we said we'd have a vigil - Uprising

[Michael La Rose] After the meeting, we said we'd have ...

And people stayed outside, - Uprising

And people stayed outside,

[Juliet Alexander] We
were dealing with trauma - Uprising

[Juliet Alexander] We were dealing with trauma

But in terms of the media, - Uprising

But in terms of the media,

They were interested in the
release of the Iranian hostages... - Uprising

They were interested in the release of the Iranian hostages....

I found it was
different, it was new, - Uprising

I found it was different, it was new,

They have all been given warm,
fur-lined anoraks to wear. - Uprising

They have all been given warm, fur-lined anoraks to wear.

I used to go and
stay at Paul's house, - Uprising

I used to go and stay at Paul's house,

They were interested with
the inauguration of Reagan - Uprising

They were interested with the inauguration of Reagan

He invited me up there
because there was gonna be - Uprising

He invited me up there because there was gonna be

Most residents say they'll
be staying at home, - Uprising

Most residents say they'll be staying at home,

[Ena Gooding] About
three or four days after, - Uprising

[Ena Gooding] About three or four days after,

This was like, about two nights
before the march was due. - Uprising

This was like, about two nights before the march was due.

[Richard Gooding]
My brother Andrew, - Uprising

[Richard Gooding] My brother Andrew,

Paul said, "Let's
go and get a kebab." - Uprising

Paul said, "Let's go and get a kebab."

They said they... They've
got something of him. - Uprising

They said they... They've got something of him.

So Paul picked him
up off his feet, - Uprising

So Paul picked him up off his feet,

They said he was
lying on the bed, - Uprising

They said he was lying on the bed,

And this guy was then
staggering up the road, - Uprising

And this guy was then staggering up the road,

My dad went, and
when he came back, - Uprising

My dad went, and when he came back,

At that time, I just remember,
I just shut myself in the toilet - Uprising

At that time, I just remember, I just shut myself in the toi...

With this, Paul ran
down to his house, - Uprising

With this, Paul ran down to his house,

[Denise Gooding] I don't think
my parents told me straight away - Uprising

[Denise Gooding] I don't think my parents told me strai...

Not... you don't get to say your
goodbyes, do you know what I mean? - Uprising

Not... you don't get to say your goodbyes, do you know ...

[Ena Gooding] Andrew, I
wanted to remember him, - Uprising

[Ena Gooding] Andrew, I wanted to remember him,

And I would come and say,
"But, Andrew, the tea is cold." - Uprising

And I would come and say, "But, Andrew, the tea is cold...

The most difficult policing
events for me to deal with - Uprising

The most difficult policing events for me to deal with

You get on the coach to get down
there, and you would have officers - Uprising

You get on the coach to get down there, and you would have o...

[Jim Munday] Looking back, it would
have been wonderful if we'd been - Uprising

[Jim Munday] Looking back, it would have been wonderful if w...

During that first week, what we
were trying to do was to establish - Uprising

During that first week, what we were trying to do was to est...

And I looked at him, and
he just looked at me, - Uprising

And I looked at him, and he just looked at me,

He didn't want to hide it, he
just put it, and he walked off, - Uprising

He didn't want to hide it, he just put it, and he walke...

We were able to eliminate
the electrical supply, - Uprising

We were able to eliminate the electrical supply,

We looked at the
possibility of a cigarette, - Uprising

We looked at the possibility of a cigarette,

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Uprising tells the extraordinary story of three intertwined events from 1981: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots.

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Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 7.8

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Released: 17 Sep 2021

Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 3 nominations total

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