Small Island

Small Island (2009)

War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.

Drama

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.

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  • First Air Date: 2009-12-06
  • Last Air Date: 2009-12-13
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Episode Runtime: 90 min.
  • Network: BBC One

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    2 Episodes

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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