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Small Axe: Miniseries

5 episodes Premiered Nov 15, 2020 Updated Oct 17, 2026

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Mangrove

Nov 15, 2020 · 127 min

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 w

S1·E2 Core

Lover's Rock

Nov 22, 2020 · 70 min

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.

S1·E3 Core

Red, White and Blue

Nov 29, 2020 · 80 min

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 attit

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Alex Wheatle

Dec 6, 2020 · 66 min

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 institutiona

S1·E5 Mytharc

Education

Dec 13, 2020 · 63 min

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,