Small Axe

Limited Series

2020

1h 20m

TV-MA

BBC One

1 Season

5 Episodes

Episode Guide

English

Drama

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7.6

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An anthology series of five stories looking at the lives of a group of friends and their families in London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early 80s.

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Small Axe

TV-MA

Limited Series

2020

1h 20m

English

BBC One

Drama

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1 Season

5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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An anthology series of five stories looking at the lives of a group of friends and their families in London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early 80s.

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7.6

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Education

Season 1 Episode 5

December 13th 2020

Alex Wheatle

Season 1 Episode 4

December 6th 2020

Red, White and Blue

Season 1 Episode 3

November 29th 2020

Lover's Rock

Season 1 Episode 2

November 22nd 2020

Mangrove

Season 1 Episode 1

November 15th 2020

Cast

Altheia Jones

Frank Crichlow

Darcus Howe

Barbara Beese

Ian MacDonald

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

Eddie LeCointe Jnr

Nathaniel Martello-White

Rhodan Gordan

Rothwell Kentish

Godfrey Millett

Dolston Isaacs

Mr. Croft

Judge Clarke

CLR James

Aunt Betty

Mrs. Manning

Linton

PC Royce

Mrs. Tetley

Granville

Mr. Hill

Court Officer 1

Chief Inspector

Magistrate

Mr. Stedman

Card player

Created By: Steve McQueen

Directed By: Steve McQueen (5 Episodes)

Written By: Steve McQueen (5 Episodes), Courttia Newland (2 Episodes) (Screenplay), + 3 more

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Pongpeng says...

4 years ago

This reminds me of The Decalogue in that each entry stands on their own, but the cumulative power of the whole thing is so enveloping. Especially in the sequence of entries that McQueen arranges, from the big-picture sweep of protest/courtroom struggle, creation of an intimate space for communal joy, the subtly insidious working of the system, showing a first stirring of activism, to giving a fighting hope for the next generations. Really moving and staggering. My ranking: 1. Lovers Rock 2. Mangrove 3. Red, White and Blue 4. Education 5. Alex Wheatle

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faustyyyy

8/10 2 years ago

A fucking excellent anthology that's also very, very effective and very, very powerful with what it's trying to say, and even goes as far as to provide these ways of fighting back against a system that is still very much in place, but using history as a sort of blueprint. It's awesome! Amazingly act More

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