Small Island

War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.

1h 30m1 SeasonTMDb 6.1

EnglishEnded

1 · Episode One

2 · Episode Two

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Status: Ended
First aired: 6 December 2009
Last aired: 13 December 2009
TMDB score: 6.1 / 10 (17 votes)

Production

Studios: BBC
Countries: United Kingdom
Networks: BBC One

Episodes

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Runtime: 1h 30m
Type: Miniseries
In production: No

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English