"Poliakoff is a polarising figure on British television. But he is vital because he makes us think..."

"There was this time just a few years before Hitler and the World War II when the elite were mingling with black musicians and inviting them into their homes"

Angel Coulby, Joanna Vanderham, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Matthew Goode star in Stephen Poliakoff's first major drama series on BBC2

"I've started a list of British actors I'd love to work with, so I'm going to try and tick them off by the end of my career!"