Small Island
War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.
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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Top Cast
David Oyelowo
Gilbert · 2 eps
Ashley Walters
Michael · 2 eps
Benedict Cumberbatch
Bernard · 2 eps
Naomie Harris
Hortense · 2 eps
Ruth Wilson
Queenie · 2 eps
Shaun Parkes
Winston · 2 eps
Hugh Quarshie
Narrator · 2 eps
Roger Sloman
Mr. Todd · 2 eps
Rachel Pickup
Mrs. Ryder · 1 ep
Denise Black
Aunt Dorothy · 1 ep
Mary Jo Randle
Queenie's Mother · 1 ep
Billy Carter
Shopkeeper · 1 ep
Jonathan Harden
Postal Worker · 1 ep
Joseph Hearns
Young Lad · 1 ep
Laura Hughes
Mrs. Harper · 1 ep
Kerri McLean
Josephine · 1 ep
Andrew McMahon
Young Lad · 1 ep
Neal McWilliams
Postal Worker · 1 ep
Gillian Raine
Woman With Sweet · 1 ep
Cara Shearer
Granddaughter · 1 ep
