Small Island
"War, romance, infidelity and social unrest."
2009
90 min
5.9
GB
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.
Episodes
Show Details
Network
BBC One
Status
Ended
Seasons
1 seasons
2 episodes
Language
English
Key Crew
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Paula Milne
Executive Producer
Alison Owen
Executive Producer
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
