The read
The series ran 1 season across 2 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
17 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 2 ep2009 |
Key crew
- Sarah WilliamsScreenplay
- Paula MilneScreenplay
- Martin PhippsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David OyelowoGilbert
- Ashley WaltersMichael
- Benedict CumberbatchBernard
- Naomie HarrisHortense
- Ruth WilsonQueenie
- Shaun ParkesWinston
- Hugh QuarshieNarrator
- Roger SlomanMr. Todd