The Riots 2011: One Week in August

The Riots 2011: One Week in August

88 mins | Crime, Documentary | Aug. 9, 2021

2011 saw the largest wave of disorder in the UK since the 1980s. This revelatory film hears from the people who experienced the riots up close and personal. A decade on, we look back at the summer of 2011 through the eyes of those whose lives have never been the same since. In a series of candid interviews, we hear the story from all angles. Convicted rioters, frontline police, a judge, a government advisor and a grieving father look back at that week in August, and the years that followed, to piece together what really happened and why.

The Riots 2011: One Week in August

88 mins | Crime, Documentary | Aug. 9, 2021

The Riots 2011: One Week in August
2011 saw the largest wave of disorder in the UK since the 1980s. This revelatory film hears from the people who experienced the riots up close and personal. A decade on, we look back at the summer of 2011 through the eyes of those whose lives have never been the same since. In a series of candid interviews, we hear the story from all angles. Convicted rioters, frontline police, a judge, a government advisor and a grieving father look back at that week in August, and the years that followed, to piece together what really happened and why.
Producers BBC, Top Hat Productions
Original title The Riots 2011: One Week in August
Directors James Jones
Writers

Cast

David Cameron

as Self (Archival Footage)

Boris Johnson

as Self (Archival Footage)

Nick Clegg

as Self (Archival Footage)

Huw Edwards

as Self (Archival Footage)

Jake Humphrey

as Self (Archival Footage)

Emily Maitlis

as Self (Archival Footage)