Small Island
Rating: 6.1 · 2009 · Drama · United Kingdom · 1 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 2009
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Seasons
- 1
- TMDB
- 6.1
- IMDb
- 6.1
- Tagline
- War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.
Director
Cast
- David Oyelowo — Gilbert
- Ashley Walters — Michael
- Benedict Cumberbatch — Bernard
- Naomie Harris — Hortense
- Ruth Wilson — Queenie
- Shaun Parkes — Winston
- Hugh Quarshie — Narrator
- Roger Sloman — Mr. Todd
- Rachel Pickup — Mrs. Ryder
- Denise Black — Aunt Dorothy
- Mary Jo Randle — Queenie's Mother
- Billy Carter — Shopkeeper
- Jonathan Harden — Postal Worker
- Joseph Hearns — Young Lad
- Laura Hughes — Mrs. Harper
- Kerri McLean — Josephine
- Andrew McMahon — Young Lad
- Neal McWilliams — Postal Worker
- Gillian Raine — Woman With Sweet
- Cara Shearer — Granddaughter