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.


Small Island (2009)
01h 30m
War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.
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David Oyelowo
Gilbert (2 episodes)

Ashley Walters
Michael (2 episodes)

Benedict Cumberbatch
Bernard (2 episodes)

Naomie Harris
Hortense (2 episodes)

Ruth Wilson
Queenie (2 episodes)

Shaun Parkes
Winston (2 episodes)

Hugh Quarshie
Narrator (2 episodes)

Roger Sloman
Mr. Todd (2 episodes)

Rachel Pickup
Mrs. Ryder (1 episode)
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