Ackley Bridge: Series 1

In the Yorkshire factory town of Ackley Bridge, budget cuts forced the merger of the community’s two secondary schools--one’s populace primarily white, the other predominantly Pakistani. Head teacher Mandy Carter (Jo Joyner) and her PE instructor husband Steve Bell (Paul Nicholls) had their challenges with the choppy cultural waters, in this acclaimed scholastic ensemble drama that bowed in 2017. Poppy Lee Friar, Amy-Leigh Hickman, Arsher Ali, Liz White, Sunetra Sarker also star.

6 episodes on 2 discs. 4 3/4 hrs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.