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  • 2012-08-13T20:00:00Z on BBC Two
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  • Documentary
Revisiting the riots of 2011 through previously unseen footage and accounts from all those involved in the dramatic and destructive events. This series was originally scheduled to be shown in July 2012, but was postponed after a judge overseeing a riot related trial in Birmingham issued a court order preventing it from being broadcast. The trial ended and the films were broadcast in August 2012.

2 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-08-13T20:00:00Z

1x01 The Rioters

Series Premiere

1x01 The Rioters

  • 2012-08-13T20:00:00Z1h

The story of last summer's riots, told with dramatic accounts from the rioters themselves. With powerful words and previously unseen footage, this is a compelling and shocking tale of what happened and why. The first film in this two-part series features the real words of rioters performed by actors.

2012-08-20T20:00:00Z

1x02 The Police

1x02 The Police

  • 2012-08-20T20:00:00Z1h

The story of the riots of 2011 told with first-hand accounts from the police and previously unseen police footage. Outnumbered coppers on the frontline tell how they took the brunt of the rioters' aggression, while officers in the control room explain why things happened as they did. Many criticised the police after the riots; now they explain their side of the story.

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