Small Island Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | Drama

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Small Island

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | Drama

Hortense joins Gilbert, her new husband, in England, where he is lodging with Queenie Bligh.

Director

Writers

Kathleen Cahill (writer (Masterpiece)) | Andrea Levy (based on the novel by) | Paula Milne (screenplay) | Sarah Williams (screenplay)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 6, 2009

Release date

Apr 18, 2010 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 8 nominations

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Naomie Harris Hortense Hortense See fewer	Moonlight (I) (2016)
Hugh Quarshie Narrator Narrator See fewer	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Ruth Wilson Queenie Queenie See fewer	Luther (2010)
David Oyelowo Gilbert Gilbert See fewer	Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
Roger Sloman Mr. Todd Mr. Todd See fewer	Blue Ice (1992)
Ashley Walters Michael Michael See fewer	Speed Racer (2008)
Rachel Pickup Mrs. Ryder Mrs. Ryder See fewer	Wonder Woman (2017)
Shaun Parkes Winston Winston See fewer	The Mummy Returns (2001)
Denise Black Aunt Dorothy Aunt Dorothy See fewer	Rivals (2024)
Benedict Cumberbatch Bernard Bernard See fewer	The Imitation Game (2014)
Mary Jo Randle Queenie's Mother Queenie's Mother See fewer	Another Year (2010)

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