《黑豹 Black Panther》的Letitia Wright及《星球大战 Star Wars》新三部曲演员John Boyega加盟BBC剧《细斧 Small Axe》，这部剧已获Amazon购下美国点播权。 这部6集剧会讲述5个不同的故事，背景设置在60-80年代的伦敦西印度社区。剧集标题来自牙买加谚语「If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.」，意指即使是微弱的异议声，仍然可以挑战强权一方。 其余演员包括Malachi Kirby﹑Shaun Parkes﹑Rochenda Sandall﹑Alex Jennings 及Jack Lowden。
播出日期: 2020-11-15
运行时间: 127 min
概述: The true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.
播出日期: 2020-11-22
运行时间: 70 min
概述: A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
播出日期: 2020-11-29
运行时间: 80 min
概述: Spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
播出日期: 2020-12-06
运行时间: 66 min
概述: 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.
播出日期: 2020-12-13
运行时间: 63 min
概述: The coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, who has a fascination for astronauts and rockets. When Kingsley is pulled to the headmaster's office for being disruptive in class, he discovers he's being sent to a school for those with "special needs." Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segregation policy at play, preventing many Black children from receiving the education they deserve, until a group of West Indian women take matters into their own hands.
