Small Island(2009)
War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.
6.11 season2 episodesEnded
Drama
Overview
Follow three intricately connected stories of Jamaicans and Londoners involved in World War Two. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as we trace the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.
- First aired:
- 2009-12-06
- Last aired:
- 2009-12-13
- Producers:
- Rebecca Eaton, Paula Milne, Lucy Richer
Trailer
Cast
David Oyelowo
Gilbert
Ashley Walters
Michael
Benedict Cumberbatch
Bernard
Naomie Harris
Hortense
Ruth Wilson
Queenie
Shaun Parkes
Winston
Hugh Quarshie
Narrator
Roger Sloman
Mr. Todd
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