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.
Last Episode Date: 2009-12-13
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (12 votes)
Official website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pdyg0
Casts
David Oyelowo
as Gilbert
Ashley Walters
as Michael
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Bernard
Naomie Harris
as Hortense
Ruth Wilson
as Queenie
Shaun Parkes
as Winston
Hugh Quarshie
as Narrator
Roger Sloman
as Mr. Todd
