Small Island (2006)

Directed by

John Alexander

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two women, one Jamaican and one English, navigate their personal hopes and struggles during World War II. Their lives intersect in London and Jamaica as they face the realities of war and social barriers.

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What happens

Small Island is a two-part 2009 BBC One television drama adapted from the 2004 novel of the same title by Andrea Levy. The programme stars Naomie Harris and Ruth Wilson as joint respective female protagonists Hortense Roberts and Queenie Bligh, two women who struggle to fulfil their personal ambitions and dreams amidst the chaos of World War II London and Jamaica. The drama was developed by producers Joanna Anderson and Vicky Licorish of AL Films, after having optioned Levy's novel. The script was first written by Sarah Williams and later amended by Paula Milne. It was directed by John Alexander (who also directed the BBC's 2008 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility). The drama consists of two 90-minute episodes that premiered on 6 December 2009, subsequently being shown in the United States on PBS as part of the channel's Masterpiece Classic Collection beginning on 18 April 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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