First Aired: December 6th, 2009
Status: Ended
Genre: Drama
Network: BBC One
Summary: 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.
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# of Episodes: 2
# of Episodes I watched: 0
# of Episodes I haven't watched: 2
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Cast
David Oyelowo
as Gilbert
as Gilbert
Ashley Walters
as Michael
as Michael
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Bernard
as Bernard
Naomie Harris
as Hortense
as Hortense
Ruth Wilson
as Queenie
as Queenie
Shaun Parkes
as Winston
as Winston
Hugh Quarshie
as Narrator
as Narrator
Roger Sloman
as Mr. Todd
as Mr. Todd