Series · 2025 · Documentary
When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century.
1 season · 5 episodes

Episode 01
Part One - The Land of Make Believe
The dream world that Mrs Thatcher promised. And the ghosts that came back to disrupt it.

Episode 02
Part Two - Suspicion
On your own in a world of individual freedom. It's wonderful. But can you trust the old institutions? Suspicion begins to grow.

Episode 03
Part Three - I Love a Millionaire
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.

Episode 04
Part Four - The Grinder
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.

Episode 05
Part Five - The Democratisation of Everything
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.
based on 9 votes
When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century.
Shifty is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary from Adam Curtis has 1 season and 5 total episodes, rated 7.3/10 by 9 viewers.
Shifty has 1 season with 5 episodes in total.
Shifty has ended and is no longer in production.
Shifty airs on BBC iPlayer.
Shifty first aired on June 14, 2025.
Similar series
Trump & us – Wie er unsere Welt verändert
2026
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
2022
Empire
2009
Billionaires
—
9/11 - Der lange Schatten des Terrors
2026
Annabel Crabb's Civic Duty
2025
Danmark i 1000 år
1998
Gran Nord
2012
Borgen
2010
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
2018
Army of Shadows
—
Wild Amazon
2011
Wissen macht Ah!
2001
The House That £100k Built
2013
Smrt na bitevním poli
2008
Destination Flavour Japan
2013
Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls
2012
Ottomans vs Christians
2012
Naked Science: Evolution
2016
Snackmasters
2019