Basic Info
First Air: December 06, 2009
Rating: ⭐ 5.9/10 (15 votes)
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Last Episode
Name: Episode Two
Season: 1, Episode: 2
Air Date: 2009-12-13
Runtime: 90 min
The emotional and moving climax to the stories of Hortense, Queenie and Gilbert whose lives entwine in post Second World War London.
Hortense begins her new life in England and soon learns it is not the golden land she hoped it would be. She and Gilbert suffer racism and ignorance, but in adversity they discover new qualities in each other and begin to fall in love. Queenie is shocked when her husband Bernard returns to her after years away. When she goes into labour and has a baby by a mysterious father, the lives of all four are changed forever.
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Masterpiece Classic: Small Island (YouTube)
Small Island
2009
1 seasons
2 episodes
⭐ 5.9/10
15 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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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
Paula Milne
Screenplay
Sarah Williams
Screenplay
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Abi Bach
Producer
Vicky Licorish
Producer
Grainne Marmion
Producer
Paula Milne
Executive Producer
Lucy Richer
Executive Producer
Paul Trijbits
Executive Producer
Alison Owen
Executive Producer
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