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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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Empire Road: With Norman Beaton, Corinne Skinner-Carter, Joseph Marcell, Trevor Butler. A soap opera, similar in format to Coronation Street (1960), this show depicted life for the African-Caribbean, East Indian, and South Asian residents of a racially diverse street in the city of Birmingham.
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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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Empire Road (TV Series 1978–1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Empire Road. 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.
Episode list. Empire Road. Seasons. Years. 1. 2. S1.E1 ∙ The Street Party. Tue, Oct 31, 1978. Add a plot. Rate. S1.E2 ∙ Granma. Tue, Nov 7, 1978. Everton's domineering mother arrives from Guyana. Rate. S1.E3 ∙ The Way to Walter's Heart. Tue, Nov 14, 1978. Add a plot. Rate. S1.E4 ∙ Royston's Day. Tue, Nov 21, 1978. May's two sons go to jail. Rate.
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