Small Island
War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.
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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.
Written by Paula Milne
Network: BBC One
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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
