Small Axe
Season 1

s01e01 / Mangrove

15th Nov '20 - 9:00pm
Mangrove Summary

The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970s and a consequent trial.

254 have watched this episode

s01e02 / Lovers Rock

22nd Nov '20 - 9:00pm
Lovers Rock Summary

Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.

180 have watched this episode

s01e03 / Red, White and Blue

29th Nov '20 - 9:00pm
Red, White and Blue Summary

After seeing his father assaulted by police officers, a young black man is driven to join the force, with hopes of changing racist attitudes from within. He soon finds himself facing both his father's disapproval and racism in the ranks.

159 have watched this episode

s01e04 / Alex Wheatle

6th Dec '20 - 9:00pm
Alex Wheatle Summary

The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981.

171 have watched this episode

s01e05 / Education

13th Dec '20 - 9:00pm
Education Summary

When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve.

163 have watched this episode
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