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Hard Truths

British writer-director Mike Leigh is reunited with Secrets & Lies actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste in this empathetic drama about depression.

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Supacell

In his follow-up to Blue Story, Rapman explores a group of Black Londoners who develop superpowers in this compelling series.

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Queenie

Set in South London, follow Jamaican-British woman Queenie as she finds herself heartbroken and caught between two cultures.

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Champion

Top Boy’s Malcolm Kamulete is as outstanding as the original music compositions in this remarkable rap drama.

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Top Boy (Netflix Season 3)

Regularly touted as the UK’s answer to The Wire, follow two complex anti-heroes in this powerful and tense gangster thriller.

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Belle

Seemingly inspired by the work of Jane Austen, a subtle social consciousness permeates this assured costume drama.

Boxing Day

Actor-turned-director Aml Ameen’s debut feature is a refreshing Black British take on the classic Richard Curtis format.

ear for eye

A powerful and uncompromising call-to-action on racial injustice featuring No Time To Die’s Lashana Lynch.

Pretty Red Dress

Humour, tenderness and punchy Tina Turner numbers abound in Dionne Edwards fresh, distinctive and bold feature debut as writer-director.

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Rye Lane

Raine Allen-Miller's acclaimed debut feature will enchant and endear in this lively and poignant South London-based romcom.

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Been So Long

Michaela Coel and Arinzé Kene team up for a ravishing and romantic Camden-set musical.

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Riches

Succession meets Empire in this juicy and well-acted ensemble drama.

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Chewing Gum

Michaela Coel shines in her filthy, joyous comedy about a young woman intent on losing her virginity.

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Black Earth Rising

Michaela Coel gives a masterclass in intensity in Hugo Blick’s profound political thriller.

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Jungle

A dystopian, rap-based series intertwining several stories that play out against the backdrop of inner city London.

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I May Destroy You

Michaela Coel makes history with this brilliant, BAFTA-winning no-holds-barred series from the BBC.

Blue Story

Top Boy’s Micheal Ward stars in this rap-fuelled, revenge-based drama about rival gangs.

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Small Axe

Steve McQueen’s scorching anthology of British-Caribbean history, told with vitality and vehemence.

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Sitting in Limbo

A powerful and precise BAFTA-winning drama inspired by the Windrush scandal.

The Last Tree

A lyrical coming-of-age portrait on par with American Honey and Moonlight from British-Nigerian filmmaker Shola Amoo.

Rocks

Empowering BAFTA-winning drama about a young teenager forced to take care of herself.

His House

Remi Weekes announces himself as a talent to watch with his atmospheric and assured debut horror.

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Top Boy

This barnstorming British crime drama boasts brilliant talent both in front of and behind the camera.

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The Girl Before

David Oyelowo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw play an architect and his tenant in this heart-racing Hitchcockian thriller.

Pirates

Party like it’s 1999 with this peppy comedy about mates, music and the new millennium.

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Mood

A dark, unapologetic whirlwind of a show about an aspiring rapper who gets drawn into social media influencing.