Series synopsis
Britz is a British drama television series that premiered on Channel 4 on October 31, 2007. It ended on November 1, 2007. It was created by Peter Kosminsky. It stars Riz Ahmed, Manjinder Virk, Mary Stockley and Chinna Wodu.
Two British-born Muslim siblings are drawn in radically different directions after 9/11.
Premise
Two British-born Muslim siblings are drawn in radically different directions after 9/11.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Riz Ahmed as Sohail
- Manjinder Virk as Nasima
- Mary Stockley as Tess
- Chinna Wodu as Jude
- Zahra Ahmadi as Sabia Iqbal
- Adrian Lukis as Horne
- Shaheen Khan as Shahnaz Wahid
- Paul Bhattacharjee as Riaz Wahid
Supporting cast
- Sagar Radia as Rafiq Wahid
- Preeya Kalidas as Shaz
- Adil Mohammed Javed as Sajid
- Zaid Munir as Faisal
- Shereen Martin as Laure
- Arsher Ali as Matloob
- Raquel Cassidy as Joy
- Amy Noble as Lizzie
- Mark Bonnar as Richard
- Elizabeth Hurran as Clare
- Harvey Virdi as Kaneez
- Ash Tandon as Imran
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | October 30, 2007 | November 1, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sohails Story A young Muslim Brit, Sohail is ambitious and university educated. His desire to assimilate into every aspect of contemporary British culture sees him driven into the open arms of MI5 where his first assignment is to help track down a terrorist cell linked to the July 7th London bombers. The enquiry leads him back to his own community in Bradford where no one, not even his closest friends, is above suspicion. Unsure if he is being used to entrap his own, Sohail is forced to question where his loyalties really lie, with the Pakistani Muslim community or with the country of his birth, England. |
October 31, 2007 |
| 2 |
Nasimas Story Concluding episode of Peter Kosminksy's BAFTA award winning two-part drama about a brother and sister, British-born and Muslim, who are pulled in different directions by their conflicting personal experiences in post 9/11 Britain. |
November 1, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 31, 2007 |
| Last aired | November 1, 2007 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday |