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Uprising

TheBattle of Blackfriars Bridge was a sort of battle of wits

Uprising • S01E02 • 2021
[blows whistle] [Russell Proffit] The
Battle of Blackfriars Bridge was a sort of battle of wits

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[Russell Proffit] The Battle of Blackfriars Bridge
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was a sort of battle of wits.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:43
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E01 And I just grabbed my coat back on, and just opened the door and... - Uprising 00:05
And I just grabbed my coat back on, and just opened the door...
S01 • E01 And went running through the fire and tried to get upstairs... - Uprising 00:04
And went running through the fire and tried to get upstairs....
S01 • E02 [Gus John] It was a really tense moment - Uprising 00:07
[Gus John] It was a really tense moment
S01 • E01 Falling over, tripping up, scared, - Uprising 00:07
Falling over, tripping up, scared,
S01 • E02 And so there were scuffles, - Uprising 00:09
And so there were scuffles,
S01 • E01 The heat from the smoke is so intense, - Uprising 00:11
The heat from the smoke is so intense,
S01 • E02 If they had allowed the march to proceed - Uprising 00:08
If they had allowed the march to proceed
S01 • E02 [George Rhoden] And, as a police officer, - Uprising 00:08
[George Rhoden] And, as a police officer,
S01 • E01 There was some guys trapped in... - Uprising 00:04
There was some guys trapped in...
S01 • E01 I think, they must have run up to the top floor, - Uprising 00:06
I think, they must have run up to the top floor,
S01 • E02 And then, next thing, I saw a senior office running down, shouting, - Uprising 00:13
And then, next thing, I saw a senior office running down, sh...
S01 • E01 And I can remember these guys kicking the windows out - Uprising 00:09
And I can remember these guys kicking the windows out
S01 • E02 Went, "Wow! This has gone out of control." - Uprising 00:10
Went, "Wow! This has gone out of control."
S01 • E01 There were railings, - Uprising 00:06
There were railings,
S01 • E01 [whooshing sound] - Uprising 00:05
[whooshing sound]
S01 • E02 Why are you a police officer?" - Uprising 00:09
Why are you a police officer?"
S01 • E01 The ledge, and I thought to myself, "You can't jump out," - Uprising 00:09
The ledge, and I thought to myself, "You can't jum...
S01 • E02 [Gus John] It was determined that the march - Uprising 00:12
[Gus John] It was determined that the march
S01 • E01 So if you jumped out, you could have landed on the spikes, - Uprising 00:05
So if you jumped out, you could have landed on the spikes,
S01 • E01 I only hurt my arm.. 'cause my arm, - Uprising 00:05
I only hurt my arm.. 'cause my arm,