The Battle for Brixton

April 1981: unprecedented violence erupts on south London streets, as thousands of local residents fight a pitched battle with the capital's police in a racially motivated conflict that would shock Thatcher's Britain to the core. Compelling first-hand accounts from rioters, looters, police officers and bystanders caught in the mêlée piece together 48 extraordinary hours that pushed tension in Brixton beyond bursting point. Director/Producer Helen Littleboy