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Series 1

Episode 1

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Feb 2017, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 18^th Dec 2018, 02:10 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Drama series remake about an African slave sold in America and of his descendants. Kunta Kinte is kidnapped, sold to English slave traders and brought to Maryland in the US. Show more

Contributors

Kunta Kinte:: Malachi Kirby
Fiddler:: Forest Whitaker
Alex Haley/Narrator:: Laurence Fishburne
Omoro Kinte:: Babatunde Olusanmokun
Jinna:: Simona Brown
Silla Ba Dibba:: Derek Luke
Kintango:: Chris Obi
John Waller:: James Purefoy
Elizabeth Waller:: Katie McGuinness
Connelly:: Tony Curran
Dr William Waller:: Matthew Goode
Samson:: Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Sitafa:: Kedar Williams-Stirling
Ephraim:: LeVar Burton
Director:: Phillip Noyce
Executive Producer:: Barry Jossen
Executive Producer:: Lawrence Konner
Executive Producer:: Will Packer
Executive Producer:: Mark Rosenthal
Executive Producer:: Marc Toberoff
Executive Producer:: Mark M Wolper
Producer:: Alissa M Kantrow
Producer:: Karen Mayeda Vranek
Producer:: Ann Kindberg
Producer:: Cheryl Eatock

Roots

Series 1

Episode 4

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 1^st Mar 2017, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 21^st Dec 2018, 02:45 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

US mini-series. After 20 years in England, Chicken George makes his way back to America and reaches Tom Lea's farm, where he hopes to be reunited with his family. Show more

Contributors

Chicken George:: Regé-Jean Page
Matilda:: Erica Tazel
Alex Haley/Narrator:: Laurence Fishburne
Nancy Holt:: Anna Paquin
Cyrus:: undefined T.I.
Tom:: Sedale Threatt Jr
Jerusalem:: Mekhi Phifer
Frederick Murray:: Lane Garrison
Tom Lea:: Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kunta Kinte:: Malachi Kirby
Miss Malizy:: Carol Sutton
Irene:: Carlacia Grant
Charlotte Murray:: Joy Jacobson
Ashford:: Sam Malone
Sir Eric Russell:: Adam Fergus
James:: Frankie Smith
Virgil:: Donald Watkins
Director:: Bruce Beresford
Executive Producer:: Will Packer
Executive Producer:: LeVar Burton
Executive Producer:: Korin Huggins
Executive Producer:: Marc Toberoff
Executive Producer:: Mark Wolper
Producer:: Karen Mayeda Vranek
Producer:: Ann Kindberg
Producer:: Alissa M Kantrow

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DramaHistorical

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Roots

Series

Roots: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

Roots

Series 1

Episode 3

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Feb 2017, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Dec 2018, 02:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

US mini series. George grows up to become involved in cockfighting. His flamboyancy and impressive bird-training skills earn him the nickname of Chicken George. Show more

Contributors

Chicken George:: Regé-Jean Page
Kizzy:: Anika Noni Rose
Alex Haley/Narrator:: Laurence Fishburne
Tom Lea:: Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Mingo:: Chad L Coleman
Matilda:: Erica Tazel
Marcellus:: Michael James Shaw
William Byrd:: Brett Rice
Patricia Lea:: Shannon Lucio
Kunta Kinte:: Malachi Kirby
Sir Eric Russell:: Adam Fergus
Miss Malizy:: Carol Sutton
Sheriff's Deputy:: Brett Baker
Jewett:: Mark Rolston
Director:: Thomas Carter
Executive Producer:: Packer Will
Executive Producer:: Marc Toberoff
Executive Producer:: Korin Huggins
Executive Producer:: Mark Wolper
Producer:: Alissa M Kantrow
Producer:: Karen Mayeda Vranek
Producer:: Ann Kindberg

Genres

DramaHistorical

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Roots

Series

Roots: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

Roots

Series 1

Episode 2

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Feb 2017, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Dec 2018, 02:50 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Drama series remake about an African slave sold in America. Kunta marries beautiful slave Belle and the two have a daughter, Kizzy, who inherits her father's defiant spirit. Show more

Contributors

Kunta Kinte:: Malachi Kirby
Fiddler:: Forest Whitaker
Voice of Alex Haley:: Laurence Fishburne
Belle:: Emayatzy Corinealdi
Teen Miss Kizzy:: E'Myri Lee Crutchfield
Tom Lea:: Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Noah:: Mandela Van Peebles
John Waller:: James Purefoy
Elizabeth Waller:: Katie McGuinness
Connelly:: Tony Curran
Dr William Waller:: Matthew Goode
Carleton:: Octavius Johnson
Missy Waller:: G Hannelius
Patricia Lea:: Shannon Lucio
Omoro Kinte:: Babs Olusanmokun
Kintango:: Chris Obi
Director:: Mario Van Peebles
Executive Producer:: Barry Jossen
Executive Producer:: Lawrence Konner
Executive Producer:: Will Packer
Executive Producer:: Marc Toberoff
Executive Producer:: Mark Wolper
Producer:: Karen Mayeda Vranek
Producer:: Alissa M Kantrow

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

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Series

Roots: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

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