Shifty: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This series shows in a new and imaginative way how over the past 40 years in Britain extreme money and hyper-individualism came together in an unspoken alliance. Together they undermined one of the fundamental structures of mass democracy - that it could create a shared idea of what was real. And as that fell apart, with it went the language and the ideas that people had turned to for the last 150 years to make sense of the world they lived in.

As a result, life in Britain today has become strange - a hazy dream-like flux in which no one can predict what is coming next. While distrust in politicians keeps growing. And the political class seem to have lost control.

Series details

• Title: Shifty
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2025-06-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-06-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 69 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85397
• IMDb ID: tt37303446
• TVDB ID: 463716

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-06-14; final listed air date 2025-06-14; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

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