Empire Road (1978)★ 8.3/10
- Drama
Directed by: Alex Marshall, Peter Jefferies, Horace Ové, Michael Custance
Written by: Michael Abbensetts
A soap opera, similar in format to Coronation Street (1960), this show depicted life for the African-Caribbean, East Indian, and South Asian residents of a racially diverse street in the city of Birmingham.
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Norman BeatonEverton BennettCorinne Skinner-CarterHortense Bennett
Joseph MarcellWalter IsaacsTrevor ButlerDesmondWayne LaryeaMarcus BennettNalini MoonasarRanjanaa KapoorRosa RobertsMiss MayMellan MitchellMr. KapoorVincent TaylorRoyston
Thomas BaptisteHerbie
Rudolph WalkerSebastian MosesAllister BainAlvinFrances CoxMiss PlowfieldMeg JohnsonMrs. RidleySheila KelleyKate Morris
Julie WaltersJean Watson
Jamila MasseyGeetaGregory MunroeSparTahir MahmoodBruce
Graham WestonFoster
Barbar BhattiDilip ChopraLucita LijertwoodGranmaCassie McFarlaneDesiréeRalph LawtonMan in flatMaggi-Anne LoweShelleyLargie DavidYouth outside Betting shopJohn MainMr. RentonKymm GoodwinLindaMandy KarinaMistress
George BakerMr. Butterworth
Larrington WalkerRam
Angela BruceCamille
Tony ArmatradingCarlton
Kenneth HadleySecuricor guard
Jeillo EdwardsMary O'Fili
Valerie HollimanBarbaraJanet BartleyEvitaCharu Bala ChokshiMrs. BalwantSeva DhalivaalIndian nephewNiall PaddenMr. Donaldson
Michael F CahillSteveAthelston WilliamsDecoratorGordon CaseLintonAlma Yang TukAmySteven SodenGang leader