TV series

Small Island

War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.

2009★ 6.1 · 17Ended1 seasonDrama

Overview

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.

Trailer

Trailer · Masterpiece Classic: Small Island

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Cast

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

Crew

Robert Sterne
Casting

Andrea Levy
Novel

Sarah Williams
Screenplay

Nina Gold
Casting

Tony Miller
Director of Photography

Sarah Touaibi
Costume Supervisor

Martin Phipps
Original Music Composer

Linda Marshall
Script Supervisor

Paula Milne
Screenplay

Roy Sharman
Editor

Will Hughes-Jones
Production Design

Lorna Marie Mugan
Costume Design

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes: 2