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      • Empire Road is a British television series, made by the BBC in 1978 and 1979.
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    Empire Road is a British television series, made by the BBC in 1978 and 1979. Written by Michael Abbensetts, the programme ran for two series. The series was the first British television series to be written, acted and directed predominantly by black artists.

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  3. Jun 21, 2020 · BBC series Empire Road was the first British television series written by a black writer (the Guyanese Michael Abbensetts) for an all-black cast, and took place on a street populated mostly by West Indians and Asians in the suburbs of Birmingham.

  4. Empire Road was a British television series, made by the BBC in 1978 and 1979. Written by Michael Abbensetts, the show ran for two seasons of eight episodes each. The series was the first British television series to be written, acted and directed predominantly by black artists.

  5. The first British TV drama to be written by a black writer (Guyanese Michael Abbensetts) for an all-black cast, this BBC serial was set in a suburban Birmingham street populated by West Indians and Asians.

  6. Jun 14, 2022 · Depicting the lives of the African-Caribbean, East Indian and South Asian residents of a racially diverse street in the city of Birmingham, Empire Road was the first British television series to be written, acted and directed predominantly by artists of colour.

  7. Sep 24, 2010 · Empire Road’ was the first and only black soap opera on British television. It was recorded in Pebble Mill Studio A, and on location in Handsworth. It starred Norman Beaton as Everton Bennett.

  8. 1978 - 1979. Empire Road was a British television series, made by the BBC in 1978 and 1979. Written by Michael Abbensetts, the show ran for two seasons of eight episodes each. The series was the first British television series to be written, acted and directed predominantly by black artists.

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