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Episode 2
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Andrea Levy's award-winning story of Jamaicans and Londoners involved in the Second World War. Hortense learns that England is not the golden land she hoped it would be.
The emotional and moving climax to the stories of Hortense, Queenie and Gilbert whose lives entwine in post Second World War London.
Hortense begins her new life in England and soon learns it is not the golden land she hoped it would be. She and Gilbert suffer racism and ignorance, but in adversity they discover new qualities in each other and begin to fall in love. Queenie is shocked when her husband Bernard returns to her after years away. When she goes into labour and has a baby by a mysterious father, the lives of all four are changed forever.
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Wed 21 Feb 2024
23:25
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Hortense | Naomie Harris |
| Queenie | Ruth Wilson |
| Gilbert | David Oyelowo |
| Bernard | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Michael | Ashley Walters |
| Narrator | Hugh Quarshie |
| Winston | Shaun Parkes |
| Mr Todd | Roger Sloman |
| Mr Johnson | Tom Watt |
| Shopkeeper | Billy Carter |
| PO Worker 1 | Jonathan Harden |
| PO Worker 2 | Neal McWilliams |
| Woman with sweet | Gillian Raine |
| Young Lad | Andrew McMahon |
| Young Lad | Joseph Hearns |
| Mrs Harper | Laura Hughes |
| Josephine | Kerri McLean |
| Granddaughter | Cara Shearer |
| Grandson | Lee Simmonds |
| Director | John Alexander |
| Producer | Joanna Anderson |
| Producer | Vicky Licorish |
| Producer | Grainne Marmion |
| Writer | Paula Milne |
| Writer | Sarah Williams |
