Cast and Crew of Small Island

Small Island

Follow three intricately connected stories of Jamaicans and Londoners involved in World War Two. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as we trace the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

Full Cast of Small Island

David Oyelowo

as Gilbert (2 episodes)

David Oyelowo was born in Oxford in 1976. His family originates from Nigeria. David studied Theatre Studies for A lev...

Ashley Walters

as Michael (2 episodes)

Ashley Walters (born 30 June 1982), also known as Asher D, is an English rapper, musician and actor. Description abo...

Benedict Cumberbatch

as Bernard (2 episodes)

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his roles on the screen and s...

Naomie Harris

as Hortense (2 episodes)

Ruth Wilson

as Queenie (2 episodes)

Shaun Parkes

as Winston (2 episodes)

Shaun Parkes is an English actor.

Hugh Quarshie

as Narrator (2 episodes)

Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor of stage, television, and film. Some o...

Roger Sloman

as Mr. Todd (2 episodes)

Rachel Pickup

as Mrs. Ryder (1 episode)

Denise Black

as Aunt Dorothy (1 episode)

Mary Jo Randle

as Queenie's Mother (1 episode)

Billy Carter

as Shopkeeper (1 episode)

Jonathan Harden

as Postal Worker (1 episode)

Joseph Hearns

as Young Lad (1 episode)

Laura Hughes

as Mrs. Harper (1 episode)

Kerri McLean

as Josephine (1 episode)

Andrew McMahon

as Young Lad (1 episode)

Neal McWilliams

as Postal Worker (1 episode)

Gillian Raine

as Woman With Sweet (1 episode)

Cara Shearer

as Granddaughter (1 episode)

Lee Simmonds

as Grandson (1 episode)

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