Small Island (2009)
Starring David Oyelowo, Ashley Walters, Benedict Cumberbatch
Directed by John Alexander
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.
TV show
Rating: 6.0
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Drama
Keywords: london, england,based on novel or book,jamaica,world war ii,miniseries,1940s
Cast
Gilbert
Michael
Bernard
Hortense
Queenie
Arthur Bligh
Celia
Winston
Narrator
Mrs. Ryder
Mr. Ryder