Great Black British Movies / TV

Brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer who is terrorising London.

Two youngsters reeling from bad breakups connect over an eventful day in South London.

Kwabena is an aspiring filmmaker trapped in his recruitment job. When he is given the opportunity he's always dreamed of, is he brave enough to chase it?

Two London drug dealers ply their lucrative trade at a public housing estate in East London.

A life-affirming drama, written by Sir Lenny Henry inspired by his mother's stories about leaving Jamaica in the 1950s for Great Britain. Follows sisters Leah and Chantrelle and their friend Hosanna starting a new life in England.

A sketch show featuring many different characters and spoofs.

Deep It is a powerful drama that explores the real impact of carrying a knife on young people and their communities. The message is loud and clear, there is no such thing as a victimless crime. Everyone gets hurt in the process.

The altogether new panel show that takes a leisurely jaunt through the annals of time, bringing to light the lesser told stories and unsung heroes of our past. The parts of history and culture that so often get overlooked.

The legendary London record label Trojan Records played a leading role in the musical conquest of Great Britain by Jamaican music styles like Ska, Reggae, and Rocksteady.

Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, living in between two cultures and entering neatly into neither.

A group of seemingly ordinary people from South London unexpectedly develop super powers

Follows Jules, who is targeted in a horrific homophobic attack, destroying his life and career. Some time after that event he encounters Preston, one of his attackers, in a gay sauna. He wants revenge.

A thriller set in London's slave trade and centered on a woman's fight for freedom.

Two pizza delivery drivers just want to make some money, move out of their mums' and meet some women, but it's not as easy as it seems.

Kazim and Jeremiah are two young entrepreneurs in the early stages of rolling out their home-delivery business Speedi-Kazz. This sitcom follows this fledgling enterprise--and this awkward bromance.

Directed by British-Nigerian professional rugby player Beno Obano, this candid and personal documentary gives a never-before seen insight into the world of professional rugby.

Following the extraordinary rise of British Black Music in the past thirty years. Charting all the music genres that emerged out of the Black British rave scene, starting with Jungle and continuing with the music genres that followed.

A moving and funny drama about an exuberant, closeted family man who wants to end his marriage and live with his best friend, with whom he has been having an affair for almost 60 years.

A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.

After their parents return to Jamaica, the grown children of the Powell family are left to make their way through adulthood together in their Willesden council house.

Meet Desmond, his non-conforming family, and the regulars of his hairdresser salon in Peckham, London.

1990s UK Black and Asian comedy-sketch show.

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.

Samuel Foster works hard trying to support his family in a South London multi-storey council flat.