Babylon
7.3
Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.
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Cast
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Brinsley Forde
Blue
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Trevor Laird
Beefy
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Karl Howman
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Brian Bovell
Spark
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Andor
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Victor Romero Evans
Lover Boy
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Marked for Death
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David N. Haynes
Errol
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Johnny Jarvis
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Wesley
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Mel Smith
Alan
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Mark Monero
Carlton
Known for
EastEnders
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Beverly Michaels
Elaine
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Yvonne Agard
Mrs Watts
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Franco Rosso Director · Martin Stellman Writer Chris Menges Cinematographer
United States release March 8, 2019 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Diversity Music
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 7, 1980
Theatrical
United States · March 8, 2019
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 11, 1981 · Premiere · Toronto Film Festival
Germany
January 18, 2024 · Theatrical
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