Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community and is set between 1969 and 1982.
#1 | 11/20/2020Mangrove
The true story of the Mangrove Nine, Frank Crichlow, and the trial that took place at the Old Bailey in 1970.
#1 | 11/15/2020Mangrove4.0/5 (with 29 votes)
The true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.
#2 | 11/22/2020Lover's Rock3.6/5 (with 27 votes)
A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
#2 | 11/27/2020Lover's Rock
A fictional story of young love and music at a blues party in the early 1980s.
#3 | 11/29/2020Red, White and Blue3.8/5 (with 15 votes)
Spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
#3 | 12/04/2020Red, White and Blue
A coming-of-age story about 12-year-old Kingsley, who is fascinated with astronauts and rockets. When Kingsley is pulled to the headmaster’s office for being disruptive in class, he discovers he’s being sent to a school for those with “special needs.” Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segregation policy at play, preventing many Black children from receiving the education they deserve, until a group of West Indian women take matters into their own hands.
#4 | 12/06/2020Alex Wheatle3.3/5 (with 18 votes)
Alex Wheatle follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle, from a young boy through his early adult years. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
#4 | 12/11/2020Alex Wheatle
The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, following him from childhood to his early adult years. Having grown up in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJ’ing. When Alex is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he’s forced to confront his past and follow a path to healing.
#5 | 12/13/2020Education3.6/5 (with 16 votes)
The coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, who has a fascination for astronauts and rockets. When Kingsley is pulled to the headmaster's office for being disruptive in class, he discovers he's being sent to a school for those with "special needs." Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segregation policy at play, preventing many Black children from receiving the education they deserve, until a group of West Indian women take matters into their own hands.
#5 | 12/18/2020Education
tells the true story of Leroy Logan, a young forensic scientist with a yearning to do more than his solitary laboratory work. When he sees his father assaulted by two policemen, he finds himself driven to revisit a childhood ambition to become a police officer; an ambition borne from the naïve hope of wanting to change racist attitudes from within. Leroy must face the consequences of his father’s disapproval, and the blatant racism he finds in his new role as a despised yet exemplary constable in the Metropolitan Police Force.
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