Ridley Road (TV series)

She leaves to find some Jewish relatives in London, rents a room with non-Jewish East End resident Nettie Jones, and gets a job as a hairdresser in Soho.

One of her East End relatives, Soly Malinovsky, is a London black cab driver who heads a Jewish anti-fascist group.

The series was filmed in Ashton under Lyne, Bolton, Manchester and Liverpool and at Broughton Hall near Skipton, North Yorkshire.

"[9] Lucy Mangan, in a three-starred review for The Guardian, said: "The direction feels strangely stilted and the dialogue flimsy, the script never quite first-class.

[6] Carol Midgley, for The Times, gave it four stars, saying "What makes Ridley Road a joy to watch is not only the stellar cast, but the storytelling...

"[10] Reviewing Ridley Road for The Independent, Ed Cumming said: "By setting a made-up story within accurate historical context, Solemani gives herself plenty of freedom, and takes advantage of the licence.