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Small Island is a two-part 2009 BBC One television drama adapted from the 2004 novel of the same title by Andrea Levy. The programme stars Naomie Harris and Ruth Wilson as joint respective female protagonists Hortense Roberts and Queenie Bligh, two women who struggle to fulfil their personal ambitions and dreams amidst the chaos of World War II London and Jamaica.
Original Release
12/06/2009 on BBC
US Release
04/18/2010
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Naomie Harris | Hortense |
| Hugh Quarshie | Narrator |
| Ruth Wilson | Queenie |
| David Oyelowo | Gilbert |
| Roger Sloman | Mr. Todd |
| Ashley Walters | Michael |
| Shaun Parkes | Winston |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Bernard |
| Denise Black | Aunt Dorothy |
| Mary Jo Randle | Queenie's Mother |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 06 December 2009 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 13 December 2009 |
Directors
Writers
Paula Milne, Sarah Williams, Kathleen Cahill, Andrea Levy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Naomie Harris | Hortense |
| Hugh Quarshie | Narrator |
| Ruth Wilson | Queenie |
| David Oyelowo | Gilbert |
| Roger Sloman | Mr. Todd |
| Ashley Walters | Michael |
| Shaun Parkes | Winston |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Bernard |
| Denise Black | Aunt Dorothy |
| Mary Jo Randle | Queenie's Mother |
| Billy Carter | Shopkeeper |
| Jonathan Harden | Postal Worker #1 |
| Neal McWilliams | Postal Worker #2 |
| Gillian Raine | Woman With Sweet |
| Andrew McMahon | Young Lad |
| Joseph Hearns | Young Lad |
| Laura Hughes | Mrs. Harper |
| Kerri McLean | Josephine |
| Cara Shearer | Granddaughter |
| Lee Simmonds | Grandson |
