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• 2020

• Documentary
• Drama

• 15

Summary

Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.

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7.8/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameAltheia Jones-LecointeLetitia WrightFranklynMicheal WardLeroy LoganJohn BoyegaSimeonRobbie GeeLydia ThomasJosette Simon

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rolenameDirectorSteve McQueen

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News & features about Small Axe

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  Steve McQueen's latest film brings the Blues party to life on screen like never before.

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  Small Axe review: Mangrove cuts an impressive picture
  
  The real-life events of Steve McQueen's new film still ring true in 2020.

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  Meet the cast of BBC One anthology series Small Axe
  
  Steve McQueen has assembled a stellar line-up for his five films.

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  Small Axe 'Mangrove' true story: Who were the Mangrove Nine?
  
  BBC One's new drama depicts a key case in the fight against discrimination.

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  Steve McQueen: It took "a lot of effort" to get Small Axe made
  
  The director's anthology series consists of five individual films.

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  John Boyega would have made different decisions to Small Axe's Leroy Logan
  
  Logan joined the Metropolitan Police despite facing racist discrimination.

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  Letitia Wright: 'Small Axe shines a beautiful light on Black British history'
  
  The Steve McQueen series is deemed so important the schedules are being rearranged.

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  John Boyega planning another project with Steve McQueen after BBC One's Small Axe
  
  Boyega portrays police officer Leroy Logan in a new BBC One drama.

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  When is Small Axe's air date? John Boyega stars in new BBC drama
  
  Black Panther’s Letitia Wright and Star Wars‘ John Boyega star in Steve McQueen's period drama.

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  Letita Wright and John Boyega star in new trailer for Steve McQueen's BBC series Small Axe
  
  The anthology drama is made up of five films exploring the experiences of Black people in Britain

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  John Boyega is trailblazing Black police officer Leroy Logan in powerful trailer for Small Axe: Red, White and Blue
  
  Red, White and Blue is the third film in Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology on BBC One.

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  Rochenda Sandall restrained in first look at Steve McQueen's Small Axe
  
  The upcoming BBC series features an all-star British cast

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  John Boyega and Letitia Wright to star in Steve McQueen's BBC drama Small Axe
  
  Acclaimed filmmaker Steve McQueen has lined up an impressive cast for his new BBC anthology series

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  "I was terrified that I wouldn't get away with the conceit quite so much."

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