Small Axe

tv show

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5 total episodes

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1 seasons

We are the small axe.

First Aired November 15, 2020

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Overview

An anthology series of five stories looking at the lives of a group of friends and their families in London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early 80s.

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Alex Wheatle

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 1h 6m

Air Date

December 06, 2020

Overview

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.