Tonight at 8:30 pm we begin the two part BBC miniseries Small Island. Adapted from the award-winning 2004 novel, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean) as Hortense, a young ambitious Jamaican woman thrust into the grit of 1940s post-war London. Its not what she was expecting - the streets are paved with rubble, not gold. Instead of the land of opportunity she had dreamed of, Hortense and her husband are met with poverty, prejudice and abuse. Except for Queenie Bligh. No stranger to disappointment herself, she offers them friendship, and desires in return a break from her own monotonous existence. As they come together, from different sides of the globe, crushed by their own disappointment, they find that their lives are far more entwined than they ever could have imagined, love is stronger than they could ever know, and that the fulfilment of all their dreams lies with each other. Also features Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre), and David Oyelowo (Last King of Scotland). Part two screens next Saturday.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:50:08 +0000
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