
“War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.”
Follow three intricately connected stories of Jamaicans and Londoners involved in World War Two. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as we trace the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.
First Aired: 12/6/2009
Languages: English
Type: Miniseries
Companies: BBC
Countries: United Kingdom

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