The award-winning 5-series Ackley Bridge is set in a fictional Yorkshire mill town, in an Academy formed by the merger of an all-white and an all-Asian school.
The lives and cultures of the communities collide with grit, honesty and humorous insight. Tackling real-life issues in an irreverent, insightful way, with warmth and punchy, big hearted stories, Ackley Bridge explores the glorious dysfunctionality of modern Britain, with an authentic account of the very real issues that lie at the heart of its community,
Ackley Bridge was the channel’s most watched show year on year on All4 by their coveted young demographic.
Credits
A 5-run returning drama series for Channel 4
Created by: Ayub Khan Din, Kevin Erlis and Malcolm Campbell
Stars across all series include: Sunetra Sarker, Jo Joyner Rob James Collier, Robyn Cara, Yasmin Al Khudhairi, Ryan Dean, Poppy Lee Friar, Amy-Leigh Hickman, Adil Ray, Megan Morgan, Laila Zaidi, Charlie Hardwick, Liz White, Tony Jayawardeena.
Series 5 – 10 x 30 (2022)
Executive Producers: George Ormond, George Faber, Suhayla El Bushra, Kim Revill
Writers: Suhayla El-Bushra, Kim Revill, Alexander Stewart. Damian Mullen, Emteaz Hussain
Directors: Ashley Walters (Eps 1-5), Reza Moradi (Eps 6-10)
Producer: Jade Taylor
Series 4 – 10 x 30
Executive Producers: George Ormond, George Faber, Ayub Khan-Din, Caroline Cooper Charles
Writers: Ayub Khan-Din, Suhayla El-Bushra, Kim Revill, Kam Odedra, Alex Stewart
Directors: Joe Stephenson, Ethosheia Hylton
Producer: Rosalie Carew
Series 3 – 8 x 60
Executive Producers: George Ormond, George Faber, Alex Lamb, Ayub Khan-Din
Writers: Ayub Khan-Din, Richard Davidson, Kim Revill, Faryal Velmi, Adam Usden, Natalie Mitchell, Nicole Lecky
Directors: Penny Woolcock, Sam Masud, Rachna Suri and Jordan Hogg
Producer: Jo Johnson
Series 2 – 12 x 60
Executive Producers: George Ormond, George Faber
Writers: Matt Evans, Perrie Balthazar, Ayub Khan-Din, Richard Davidson, Ishy Din, Natalie Mitchell, Faryal Velmi, Lisa Holdsworth, Maya Sondhi, and Stephen Russell
Directors: Penny Woolcock, Joe Stephenson and Robert Quinn.
Producer: Alex Lamb
Series 1 – 6 x 60
Executive Producers: George Ormond, George Faber
Directors: Penny Woolcock, Robert Quinn, Jon East
Producer: Alex Lamb
AWARDS:
Ackley Bridge has won 6 RTS Awards across it’s 5-series run, including two wins for BEST DRAMA SERIES.
