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Small Island

Small Island (2009)

TV show · Ended · 90 min · ★ 6.1

Drama

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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.

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David OyelowoDavid OyelowoGilbertAshley WaltersAshley WaltersMichaelBenedict CumberbatchBenedict CumberbatchBernardNaomie HarrisNaomie HarrisHortenseRuth WilsonRuth WilsonQueenieShaun ParkesShaun ParkesWinstonHugh QuarshieHugh QuarshieNarratorRoger SlomanRoger SlomanMr. Todd

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