Steve McQueen

Small Axe - S01E05 - Education

Small Axe – S01E05 – Education – Transcript

Education is the coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley (Kenyah Sandy), 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.”

Small Axe - S01E04 - Alex Wheatle

Small Axe – S01E04 – Alex Wheatle – Transcript

Alex Wheatle follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle (Sheyi Cole), from a young boy through his early adult years. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.

Small Axe - S01E01 - Mangrove

Small Axe – S01E01 – Mangrove – Transcript

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.