Domino Day streaming on BBC iplayer
Domino Day is a British fantasy series created and written by the BAFTA nominated screenwriter Lauren Sequeira. The series centres around Domino, a powerful young witch who must feed off the energy of others to stay alive. She is desperate to understand who she is, but doesn’t need to look far for answers, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move.
Boarders Streaming on BBC iplayer
Boarders is a British teen comedy-drama series created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor (who created and starred in the brilliant Timewaters). The series follows the lives of five talented young Black teens who earn scholarships into the prestigious boarding school of St Gilberts.
Supacell streaming on Netflix
Rapman created, wrote and co-directed the British superhero television series Supacell set in modern-day South London. The series follows a group of five regular Black Londoners who are linked by a family history of sickle cell disease. They unexpectedly develop superpower abilities and are pursued by a secret organisation who intends to control them. The ensemble cast, which includes Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Ghetts and Digga D, has been renewed for a second season by Netflix.
Queenie steaming on Channel 4 On Demand
Queenie is based on the best selling and award winning novel by Candice Carty-Williams. It centres on the life and loves of Queenie Jenkins, a vibrant, troubled 25-year-old British Jamaican woman who is not having a very good year.
Grime Kids Streaming on BBC iplayer
Based on the 2018 book by grime pioneer DJ Target, Grime Kids is a joy-filled coming-of-age story about a group of young friends, set against the backdrop of early 2000s London. Frustrated with their lives, Dane, Bishop, Bayo, Junior, and Kai form their own garage crew and seek success amid an exciting, revolutionary new music scene.
Mr Loverman Streaming on BBC iplayer
This tv adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel Mr Loverman is set to premiere during Black History Month on the 14th October. Lennie James (Line of Duty, Fear the Walking Dead) stars as the exuberant protagonist Barrington Jedidiah Walker, a flamboyant, self-educated man who leads a double life. He is married to Carmel, but is in love with his childhood friend, Morris. Barrington’s marriage is falling apart, and he wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris.
Spent Streaming on BBC iplayer
Spent is an uplifting comedy-drama created, written by and starring Michelle de Swarte. Drawing inspiration from the collapse of her own modelling career, De Swarte plays international model Mia, who, after declaring bankruptcy, must return home to London due to her extravagant lifestyle.
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Murder is Easy streaming on BBC iplayer
Rising star David Jonsson (The Industry and Rye Lane) stars in an adaptation of the 1939 Agatha Christie’s novel Murder is Easy. Luke Fitzwilliam (Jonsson) is a Nigerian attaché on his way to Whitehall when he meets the mysterious Miss Pinkerton (Wilton) on a train. Pinkerton discusses with him that a series of deaths in the village of Wychwood-Under-Ashe are not accidental and there’s a killer on the loose. Later, Miss Pinkerton is killed in a hit-and-run, and Fitzwilliam steels himself to discover the murderer before they strike again.
The Lazarus Project streaming on Now TV
The multi-talented stage, TV and film actor Paapa Essiedu stars as a time-traveller in the sci-fi series The Lazarus Project. George (Essiedu) is part of a top secret organisation dedicated to preventing mass extinction events and with the ability to make time go backwards. George is forced to decide between having the power to change the past for a friend or remaining loyal to the organisation attempting to preserve the world.
This Town streaming on BBC iplayer
This Town is set in Birmingham and the Midlands during the 1980s riots and tells the story of Dante Williams, a young aspiring poet who decides to start a 2-tone ska band and set his words to music.
Aisha on Channel 5 My 5
Letitia Wright plays Aisha, a young Nigerian woman caught in limbo for years in Ireland’s immigration system. She develops a friendship with an employee who she meets at one of the accommodation centres.
The Silent Twins streaming on Netflix
Based on the lives of June (Letitia Wright) and Jennifer Gibbons (Tamara Lawrance), real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales, part of the only black family in a small town. They became known as “The Silent Twins” because of their refusal to communicate with anyone but each other..
Best Documentaries
Michael X streaming on Now TV
The documentary tells the story of Michael X, a divisive figure in history who was once considered the UK's answer to Malcolm X. It covers his rise and fall, and how he spent the end of his life on death row.
The Evolution of Black British Music streaming on BET on Channel 5 My 5 and Netflix
Five-part documentary series that explores the rise of Black British music over the past 35 years covering the musical genres: Jungle, UK Garage, Grime, UK Funky and Afro-Swing, Road Rap and UK Drill.
Judi Love: Black, Single and Invisible streaming on Channel 4
Judi Love embarks on an eye-opening and emotional journey, exploring how, from health to education and work, the odds are stacked against Black women in the UK.
Fresh Cuts on streaming ITV X
ITV has commissioned new talent to produce ‘compelling short-form series’ for UK Black History Month. Making their directorial debut for ITV are Moses Ssebandeke with his profile series Alter Egos, Sammy Ofori-Attah’s Black Magic with Trixy, and Destiny William’s light-hearted Dogs of Grime.
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