Three Little Birds 2023
- Status
- Canceled
- First Aired
- October 22, 2023
- Last Aired
- November 26, 2023
- Format
- 1 season · 6 eps
- Created By
- Lenny Henry
- Network
- ITV1
- Where to Stream
- Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel
What is Three Little Birds?
Topic: Television series "Three Little Birds" (2023). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2023
- Status
- Canceled
- Episodes
- 6
- First aired
- Oct 22, 2023
- Last aired
- Nov 26, 2023
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- ITV1
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.6/10 from 9 votes
- Format
- 1 season · 6 episodes
- Status
- Canceled
- Network
- ITV1
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Title: Three Little Birds (2023).
Genre: British historical drama.
Writers: Lenny Henry in collaboration with Russell T Davies.
Production: Developed by Douglas Road and Tiger Aspect Productions under Banijay UK.
Format: Six-part series / TV Mini Series.
Basis: Based on Lenny Henry's mother Winifred's experiences arriving in Britain from Jamaica.
Setting: 1957, post-Windrush.
Plot: Dudley, gregarious sisters Leah and Chantrelle, and their virtuous, bible-loving acquaintance Hosanna board a cruise ship from Jamaica bound for Blighty. The era is characterized by rock and roll, swing, Hollywood starlets, and fashion.
Cast: Rochelle Neil, Saffron Coomber, and Yazmin Belo.
Network/Platform: ITV drama.
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Three Little Birds is a British historical drama television series released in 2023. Written by Lenny Henry in collaboration with Russell T Davies
Should you watch it?
“Three Jamaican women board a cruise ship in 1957 bound for new lives in Great Britain.”
- Written by Sir Lenny Henry and inspired by his mother's stories about leaving Jamaica in the 1950s.
- Features the journey of gregarious sisters Leah and Chantrelle alongside their acquaintance Hosanna.
- Captures a post-Windrush setting amidst a booming decade of promise, fashion, and rock and roll.
- Specific streaming availability or platform options may vary and require checking regional services like JustWatch.
Watch it if you want to explore a life-affirming drama inspired by 1950s migration stories.
It is a life-affirming drama set against the historical backdrop of 1957 post-Windrush migration.
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Streaming availability can be checked through online services such as JustWatch.
Is Three Little Birds worth watching?
It is a life-affirming drama written by Sir Lenny Henry and inspired by personal family migration stories from the 1950s.
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