

TV SeriesDrama
Small Island
War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.
6.1(17)20091 season · 2 ep
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.
- Director
- John Alexander
- Created by
- Rebecca Eaton,Paul Trijbits,Paula Milne,Lucy Richer
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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
Lee Simmonds
Grandson
Crew
Directing
- Linda MarshallScript Supervisor
- John AlexanderDirector
Writing
- Andrea LevyNovel
- Paula MilneScreenplay
- Kathleen CahillWriter
- Sarah WilliamsScreenplay
Production
- Grainne MarmionProducer
- Rebecca EatonExecutive Producer
- Nina GoldCasting
- Paul TrijbitsExecutive Producer
- Robert SterneCasting
- Paula MilneExecutive Producer
- Abi BachProducer
- Lucy RicherExecutive Producer
- Alison OwenExecutive Producer
- Vicky LicorishProducer
Camera
- Mark MilsomeCamera Operator
- Tony MillerDirector of Photography
Editing
- Roy SharmanEditor
Sound
- Arran MahoneySound Effects Editor
- Clare MahoneyFoley Artist
- Martin PhippsOriginal Music Composer
- Filipa PrincipeDialogue Editor
- Ricky ButtFoley Artist
- Ronan HillSound Recordist
Art
- Mark LowryArt Direction
- Will Hughes-JonesProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Sevlene RoddyHairstylist
- Audrey DoyleMakeup Artist
- Carol ReidMakeup Artist
- Marella ShearerMakeup Designer
- Veronica LewisMakeup Artist
- Juliette TomesMakeup Supervisor
- Sarah TouaibiCostume Supervisor
- Lorna Marie MuganCostume Design