Series
Small Island
2009 · 1 season · Drama
War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.
- IMDb
- 7.5
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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.
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
Crew
- Sarah WilliamsScreenplay
- Paula MilneScreenplay · Executive Producer
- Andrea LevyNovel
- Abi BachProducer
- Vicky LicorishProducer
- Grainne MarmionProducer
- Paul TrijbitsExecutive Producer
- Alison OwenExecutive Producer
- Lucy RicherExecutive Producer
- Rebecca EatonExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- First aired
- December 6, 2009
- Last aired
- December 13, 2009
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 2
- Genres
- Drama
Seasons
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