Shifty (Season 1)

When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century.

  • Poster for Part One - The Land of Make Believe

    Part One - The Land of Make Believe (Episode 1) 5.0

    Air date: 2025-06-14

    Runtime: 69 min

    Overview: The dream world that Mrs Thatcher promised. And the ghosts that came back to disrupt it.

  • Poster for Part Two - Suspicion

    Part Two - Suspicion (Episode 2) 4.5

    Air date: 2025-06-14

    Runtime: 67 min

    Overview: On your own in a world of individual freedom. It's wonderful. But can you trust the old institutions? Suspicion begins to grow.

  • Poster for Part Three - I Love a Millionaire

    Part Three - I Love a Millionaire (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2025-06-14

    Runtime: 66 min

    Overview: Money replaces ideology as a way of ordering Britain. It was supposed to make things rational. But the money got mixed with old forces from the past. And wasn't as predictable as it seemed.

  • Poster for Part Four - The Grinder

    Part Four - The Grinder (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2025-06-14

    Runtime: 67 min

    Overview: Those in power begin to distrust you. Once you were a heroic individual. Now you are a creature of HR. And the prime minister is just a man in blue underpants.

  • Poster for Part Five - The Democratisation of Everything

    Part Five - The Democratisation of Everything (Episode 5) 1.0

    Air date: 2025-06-14

    Runtime: 77 min

    Overview: Who needs politicians in a magical world of free individuals? So they give away their power. But Alexander McQueen sees what is really happening. The monstrous rise of the handbag.

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