Uprising is a three-part documentary series made for the BBC by Steve McQueen and James Rogan.
The series is about the tragedy and aftermath of events in 1981 which it argues would go on to define race relations in the United Kingdom for a generation.
[3] The series was broadcast in the United Kingdom across three consecutive days on BBC One at 9pm from 20 July 2021.
The release includes Uprising, the five Small Axe films, plus interviews and conversations with director Steve McQueen and cast/crew members, trailers, and an essay by Ashley Clark.
[6] The Financial Times called it a "powerful oral history of a disaster whose repercussions have echoed down to Grenfell and beyond.