Small Island
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.
Videos
Top 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
Rachel Pickup
Mrs. Ryder
Denise Black
Aunt Dorothy
Mary Jo Randle
Queenie's Mother
Billy Carter
Shopkeeper
Jonathan Harden
Postal Worker
Joseph Hearns
Young Lad
Laura Hughes
Mrs. Harper
Seasons
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- December 6, 2009
- Last air date
- December 13, 2009
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Episode runtime
- 1h 30m
- Network
- BBC One
- Original language
- EN
Gallery
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