Small Axe
We are the small axe.
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11/15/2020Runtime
5 eps, 406 minsGenres
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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.
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A rich, interconnected portrait of Black British life across five decades, tracing how friendship and resilience hold up against systemic racism and personal loss. Each episode feels like sitting with people you know and care about through their most consequential moments.
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Letitia Wright
Altheia Jones
Shaun Parkes
Frank Crichlow
Malachi Kirby
Darcus Howe
Rochenda Sandall
Barbara Beese
Jack Lowden
Ian MacDonald
Sam Spruell
PC Pulley
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Eddie LeCointe Jnr
Nathaniel Martello-White
Rhodan Gordan
Richie Campbell
Rothwell Kentish
Jumayn Hunter
Godfrey Millett
Gary Beadle
Dolston Isaacs
Richard Cordery
Mr. Croft
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