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.

Novela

Andrea Levy

Screenplay

Sarah Williams

Music

Martin Phipps

Screenplay

Paula Milne

Status

Ended

First air date

06/12/2009

Original language

English