Small Island
2009·Show
·2Episodes in1Season·
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War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.
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.
Historical DramaPost-WWII ImmigrationRacial & Social CommentaryCharacter-DrivenIntertwined NarrativesBritish Colonial HistoryEmotional & PoignantResilience & HopeSlow Burn Storytelling
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Directed by:
John Alexander
Written by:
Kathleen Cahill
Produced by:
Abi Bach, Grainne Marmion, Vicky Licorish
Composed by:
Martin Phipps
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