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''White Girl'', a BAFTA award-winning one-off [[BBC]] film, centres on Leah {{spoiler|later Layla}}, a girl who relocates to Bradford with her mum and twin siblings, Adam and Casey, to escape her abusive stepdad. Much to their initial dismay, the council has housed them right in the middle of an entirely South Asian Muslim community. After overcoming her initial preconceptions of [[Islam]], Leah begins to use it as a means of sheltering herself from her chaotic and fractured family life.
''[[White Girl]]'', a BAFTA award-winning one-off [[BBC]] film from 2008, centres on Leah {{spoiler|later Layla}}, a girl who relocates to Bradford with her mum and twin siblings, Adam and Casey, to escape her abusive stepdad. Much to their initial dismay, the council has housed them right in the middle of an entirely South Asian Muslim community. After overcoming her initial preconceptions of [[Islam]], Leah begins to use it as a means of sheltering herself from her chaotic and fractured family life.


The programme was part of the [[BBC]]'s "White" season, which sought to investigate the place of the white working class in the new multicultural Britain.
The programme was part of the [[BBC]]'s "White" season, which sought to investigate the place of the white working class in the new multicultural Britain.


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This show contains examples of:
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: The cafe scene. Doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: The cafe scene. Doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Played straight.
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Played straight.

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[[Category:British Series]]
[[Category:Film]]
[[Category:British Films]]
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:White Girl]]
[[Category:White Girl]]

Latest revision as of 18:35, 13 July 2020

White Girl, a BAFTA award-winning one-off BBC film from 2008, centres on Leah later Layla, a girl who relocates to Bradford with her mum and twin siblings, Adam and Casey, to escape her abusive stepdad. Much to their initial dismay, the council has housed them right in the middle of an entirely South Asian Muslim community. After overcoming her initial preconceptions of Islam, Leah begins to use it as a means of sheltering herself from her chaotic and fractured family life.

The programme was part of the BBC's "White" season, which sought to investigate the place of the white working class in the new multicultural Britain.

Tropes used in White Girl include: