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Alex Wheatle follows the true story of Alex Wheatle, award winning writer for young people, and his own remarkable and often hilarious journey through the care system, and then to prison following the Brixton Uprising in 1981.
Original Release
12/06/2020
US Release
12/11/2020
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Khali Best | Breadstick |
| Fumilayo Brown-Olateju | Dawn |
| Riley Burgin | Terry |
| Ross Cahill | Perry |
| Sheyi Cole | Alex Wheatle |
| Zakiyyah Deen | Rita |
| Elliot Edusah | Valin |
| Dexter Flanders | Floyd |
| Robbie Gee | Simeon |
| Jonathan Jules | Dennis Isaacs |
Directors
Writers
Alastair Siddons, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Steve McQueen
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Khali Best | Breadstick |
| Fumilayo Brown-Olateju | Dawn |
| Riley Burgin | Terry |
| Ross Cahill | Perry |
| Sheyi Cole | Alex Wheatle |
| Zakiyyah Deen | Rita |
| Elliot Edusah | Valin |
| Dexter Flanders | Floyd |
| Robbie Gee | Simeon |
| Jonathan Jules | Dennis Isaacs |
| Ashley McGuire | Cook |
| Asad-Shareef Muhammad | Young Alex |
| Johann Myers | Cutlass Rankin |
| Cecilia Noble | Mrs Isaacs |
| Louis j Rhone | Rankin's Dread |
| Xavien Russell | Friend at Lincoln's |
| Lennox Tuitt | Lincoln |
| Leah Walker | Beverley |
| Shanelle Young | Gloria Isaacs |
| Christopher Carrico | Driver / Social Worker |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Steve McQueen | Executive Producer |
| Rose Garnett | Executive Producer |
| Peter Hampden | Executive Producer |
| Norman Merry | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Richer | Executive Producer |
| Tracey Scoffield | Executive Producer |
| Caroline Stone | Executive Producer |
| David Tanner | Executive Producer |
| Charlotte Andrews | Producer |
| Helen Bart | Producer |
| Susan Dolan | Producer |
| Michael Elliott | Producer |
| Robyn Forsythe | Producer |
| Nicola Morrow | Producer |
| Anita Overland | Producer |
Editors
