South of the River: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

South of the River, a new docuseries to be shown on BT Sport, explores the exponential rise of players from the area and takes an unflinching look at the associated social problems including knife crime, gang culture and funding cuts. Champions League winning captain Rio Ferdinand, who was raised on a Peckham council estate, is an executive producer. The three-part series features Premier League players from London's most prosperous catchment area, but it's the disarmingly candid and heartfelt testimonies from those aspiring to follow in their role model's footsteps that makes it essential viewing. The tragic dichotomy between earning a contract and falling into crime is a prevailing theme and the statistics reveal the horrifying extent of this scourge.

Series details

• Title: South of the River
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2021-11-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-11-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TNT Sports 1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61709
• TVDB ID: 413111

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-11-23; final listed air date 2021-11-25; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from South of the River on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.