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Small Axe
An anthology series of five stories looking at the lives of a group of friends and their families in London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early 80s.
- Created by:
- Steve McQueen
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC One
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E01
Episode 1
★ 7.3Mangrove
2020-11-15 · 127mThe true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 6.3Lover's Rock
2020-11-22 · 70mA single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 6.7Red, White and Blue
2020-11-29 · 80mSpotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 5.7Alex Wheatle
2020-12-06 · 66mAlex Wheatle follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle, from a young boy through his early adult years. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 6.4Education
2020-12-13 · 63mThe coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, who has a fascination for astronauts and rockets. When Kingsley is pulled to the headmaster's office for being disruptive in class, he discovers he's being sent to a school for those with "special needs." Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segregation policy at play, preventing many Black children from receiving the education they deserve, until a group of West Indian women take matters into their own hands.
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