Small Axe

"We are the small axe."

An anthology series of five stories looking at the lives of a group of friends and their families in London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early 80s.

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Created By	Steve McQueen
Status	Ended
Original Name	Small Axe
First Air Date	November 15, 2020
Last Air Date	December 13, 2020
Seasons	1
Episodes	5
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	Lammas Park Turbine Studios EMU Films BBC Television Centre BBC Film
Networks	BBC One

S01E05

Education

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.

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