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Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by Britain's foreign and domestic policy after witnessing at first hand the relentless targeting of her Muslim neighbours and peers. With action set in Pakistan, Eastern Europe, London and Leeds, both feature-length episodes detail a tragic sequence of events from two distinct perspectives. At the heart of this thought-provoking drama is a revealing examination of British Muslim life under current anti-terror legislation. Britz ultimately asks whether the laws we think are making us safer, are actually putting us in greater danger.

Top Cast

  • Manjinder Virk

    Manjinder Virk

    Nasima Wahid

  • Riz Ahmed

    Riz Ahmed

    Sohail Wahid

  • Ravin J. Ganatra

    Ravin J. Ganatra

    Inspector Hafeez

  • Mary Stockley

    Mary Stockley

    Tess

  • Chinna Wodu

    Chinna Wodu

    Jude

  • Zahra Ahmadi

    Zahra Ahmadi

    Sabia Iqbal

  • Adrian Lukis

    Adrian Lukis

    Horne

  • Shaheen Khan

    Shaheen Khan

    Shahnaz Wahid

  • Paul Bhattacharjee

    Paul Bhattacharjee

    Riaz Wahid

Overview

Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by Britain's foreign and domestic policy after witnessing at first hand the relentless targeting of her Muslim neighbours and peers. With action set in Pakistan, Eastern Europe, London and Leeds, both feature-length episodes detail a tragic sequence of events from two distinct perspectives. At the heart of this thought-provoking drama is a revealing examination of British Muslim life under current anti-terror legislation. Britz ultimately asks whether the laws we think are making us safer, are actually putting us in greater danger.

Rating

8.0 / 10
12 Reviews
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