Small Island 14 years old

Small Island

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.

Credits

David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo

Gilbert

Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris

Hortense

Ashley Walters
Ashley Walters

Michael

Ruth Wilson
Ruth Wilson

Queenie

Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson

Arthur Bligh

Cast

Name Character
Benedict Cumberbatch He was 33 , now 47 years old as Bernard
David Oyelowo He was 33 , now 48 years old as Gilbert
Naomie Harris She was 33 , now 47 years old as Hortense
Ashley Walters He was 27 , now 41 years old as Michael
Ruth Wilson She was 27 , now 42 years old as Queenie
Karl Johnson He was 61 , now 76 years old as Arthur Bligh
Shaun Parkes He was 36 , now 51 years old as Winston
Hugh Quarshie He was 54 , now 69 years old as Narrator
Nikki Amuka-Bird She was 33 , now 48 years old as Celia
Andrew Havill He was 44 , now 59 years old as Mr. Ryder

Crew

Name Job title
Nina Gold Production She was 42 , now 57 years old Casting
Will Hughes-Jones Art Production Design
Lorna Marie Mugan Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Alison Owen Production She was 48 , now 63 years old Producer
Paula Milne Writing She was 62 , now 77 years old Screenplay
Martin Phipps Sound He was 41 , now 55 years old Original Music Composer
Sarah Williams Writing She was 49 , 92 years old when she died Screenplay
Robert Sterne Production Casting
John Alexander Directing He was 112 , 84 years old when he died Director
Small Island poster
Small Island (14 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2009-12-06
  • Runtime: [] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 2