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Small Island

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.

2009 |1 Season  | 1h 30m |  Drama

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Cast

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David Oyelowo

Gilbert

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Ashley Walters

Michael

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Bernard

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Naomie Harris

Hortense

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Ruth Wilson

Queenie

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Shaun Parkes

Winston

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Hugh Quarshie

Narrator

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Roger Sloman

Mr. Todd

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

BBC One