02747cgm a2200601 4500 90364142 TxAuBib 20110104120000.0 110104s2010||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9781608832330 1608832333 841887012362 MST64010 PBS Distribution TEFMT TEFMT BKX TEF BKX TEF NOG TxAuBib eng eng Small island [videorecording] / a Ruby Television production in association with AL Films for BBC, co- produced with WGBH Boston ; produced by Joanna Anderson, Vicky Licorish, and Grainne Marmion ; screenplay by Paula Milne and Sarah Williams ; directed by John Alexander. [United States : Distributed by PBS Distribution, 2010. 1 videodisc (ca. 3 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Based on the novel by Andrea Levy. Originally produced as a television movie broadcast as an episode of Masterpiece classic in 2009. Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson, Benedict Cumberbatch. Explores the lives of two couples, one Jamaican and the other English, whose worlds intertwine in post-World War II Britain, at a turning point in the long relationship between the two countries. It is a story of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of crossings taken and passages lost, of shattering compassion and of reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers. Not rated. DVD; widescreen; NTSC; stereo.; region 1. 20110104. Closed-captioned. Immigrants Great Britain Drama. Jamaicans Great Britain Drama. Racism Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Great Britain History George VI, 1936-1952 Drama. London (England) Drama. Television adaptations. Made-for-TV movies. Television movies. Harris, Naomie, 1976- Oyelowo, David. Wilson, Ruth, 1982- Cumberbatch, Benedict. Milne, Paula. Williams, Sarah, (Sarah B.) Anderson, Joanna. Licorish, Vicky. Marmion, Grainne. Alexander, John. Levy, Andrea, 1956- PBS Distribution (Firm). Ruby Television (Firm). AL Films (Firm). British Broadcasting Corporation. WGBH (Television station : Boston), Mass.) Masterpiece theatre (Television program.)