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Ackley Bridge

Ackley Bridge

20177.05 Seasons46 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community

NetworksChannel 4

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Top Cast

Jo Joyner

Jo Joyner

Mandy Carter

Amy-Leigh Hickman

Amy-Leigh Hickman

Nasreen Paracha

Poppy Lee Friar

Poppy Lee Friar

Missy Booth

Sunetra Sarker

Sunetra Sarker

Kaneez Paracha

Adil Ray

Adil Ray

Sadiq Nawaz

Fern Deacon

Fern Deacon

Chloe Voyle

Nohail Nazir Mohammed

Nohail Nazir Mohammed

Riz Nawaz

L

Laila Zaidi

Asma Farooqi

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Themes & Keywords

coming outnorthern englandmulticulturalismviolence in schoolsyorkshiredysfunctional familycoming of ageracial tensionlgbt

About Ackley Bridge

Ackley Bridge is a drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of coming out, northern england, multiculturalism, violence in schools, yorkshire, dysfunctional family. it stars Jo Joyner, Amy-Leigh Hickman, Poppy Lee Friar. A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community

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