Small Axe

Season

2020

UK

7.8

TV-MA

Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.

Clips & Trailers

Trailer #1

Episode List

S1 • E1

Mangrove

Mangrove tells this true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.

S1 • E2

Lovers Rock

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

Red, White and Blue

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 attitudes from within.