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Small Island

2009–2009

War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.

1 Season
2 Episodes

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.

CAST
David OyelowoGilbertAshley WaltersMichaelBenedict CumberbatchBernardNaomie HarrisHortenseRuth WilsonQueenieShaun ParkesWinstonHugh QuarshieNarratorRoger SlomanMr. ToddRachel PickupMrs. Ryder
DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSEnded
RATING
6.2
NETWORK
BBC One
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