Britz

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Peter Kosminsky

Writers

Peter Kosminsky

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

5 November 2007

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Manjinder Virk

  Nasima Wahid

• 

  Riz Ahmed

  Sohail Wahid

• 

  Ravin J. Ganatra

  Inspector Hafeez

• 

  Mary Stockley

  Tess

• Chinna Wodu

  Jude

• 

  Zahra Ahmadi

  Sabia Iqbal

• 

  Adrian Lukis

  Horne

• 

  Shaheen Khan

  Shahnaz Wahid

• 

  Paul Bhattacharjee

  Riaz Wahid

• 

  Sagar Radia

  Rafiq Wahid

• 

  Preeya Kalidas

  Shaz

• Adil Mohammed Javed

  Sajid