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Small island [videorecording (DVD)].

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distributed by PBS Distribution, c2010.

Immigrants -- Great Britain -- Drama.

Jamaicans -- Great Britain -- Drama.

Racism -- Drama.

Social classes -- Drama.

Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- Drama.

London (England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama.

England -- Race relations -- Drama.

Video Difference legacy collection.

Video Difference legacy collection (Dalhousie)

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (ca. 3 hr.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.

A copy of this DVD was generously donated to Dalhousie University by DHX Media Ltd. as part of a shared Video Difference Collection between Dalhousie University and Halifax Public Libraries. PLEASE NOTE: As this DVD belongs to Dalhousie, it may be recalled for use in courses and therefore made temporarily unavailable for users of Halifax Public Libraries.

Based on the novel by Andrea Levy.

Videodisc release of the 2009 2-part Masterpiece classic drama.

Closed-captioned.

A Ruby Television production in association with AL Films for BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston ; screenplay by Paula Milne and Sarah Williams ; produced by Joanna Anderson, Vicky Licorish, and Grainne Marmion ; directed by John Alexander.

Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson and Benedict Cumberbatch.

"This poignant adaptation of Andrea Levy's best-selling, award-winning novel explores the lives of two couples - one Jamaican, one English - whose worlds intertwine in post-World War II Britain, at a turning point in the long relationship between the two countries. Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean) and David Oyelowo (The Last King of Scotland) star as Hortense and Gilbert, Jamaican immigrants in a marriage of convenience, seeking opportunity despite daily struggles against racism and rejection - striving to be proud subjects of the Birtish Empire at a time when people whose ancestors had been slaves for the empire begain coming to their mother country in search of a new future. Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Last Enemy) star as their English landlords Queenie and Bernard, a conventional but mismatched couple whose long separation during the war is an awakening for Queenie, though her open heart and remarkable lack of prejudice prove to be gifts that exact a high price. Hailed by The Daily Express as 'perfect Sunday evening drama - intensely acted, skillfully shot, and subtly passionate about subjects no one should ignore,' Small Island is not to be missed."--Container.

Television mini-series.

Made-for-TV movies.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Levy, Andrea, 1956- Small island.

Alexander, John.

Harris, Naomie, 1976-

Oyelowo, David.

Wilson, Ruth, 1982-

Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-

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