Small Island

War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.

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5.7 / 10
Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

David Oyelowo

Gilbert

Ashley Walters

Michael

Benedict Cumberbatch

Bernard

Naomie Harris

Hortense

Ruth Wilson

Queenie

Shaun Parkes

Winston

Homepage http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pdyg0
First Air Date 2009-12-06
Last Air Date 2009-12-13