Plot
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.
Cast
David Oyelowo
as Gilbert
Ashley Walters
as Michael
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Bernard
Naomie Harris
as Hortense
Ruth Wilson
as Queenie
Shaun Parkes
as Winston
Hugh Quarshie
as Narrator
Roger Sloman
as Mr. Todd
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
December 6, 2009
Last Aired Date
December 13, 2009
Production Companies
BBC
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
2
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