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Small Island

"War, romance, infidelity and social unrest."

5.9
1 season
2 episodes
Ended
Drama

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:December 6, 2009
Last Aired:December 13, 2009
Episode Runtime:1h 30m
Networks:
BBC One

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (1)

Season 1
5.0

Season 1

2 episodes

Aired: 2009

Production

BBC