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Small Axe

I was horrified to learnthem call my eldest, who have a strong West Indian accent, them...

I was horrified to learn
them call my eldest, who have a strong West Indian accent, them call him, "slow as a slowcoach"
when him first arrive at the school

Full Transcript

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I was horrified to learn them call my eldest,
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who have a strong West Indian accent,
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them call him, "slow as a slowcoach" when him first arrive at the school.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:50
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
drama, history
Production
Lammas Park,Turbine Studios,EMU Films,BBC Television Centre,BBC Film

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Movie Summary

Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.
S01 • E03 I sometimes ask myself if it's worth it, you know. - Small Axe 00:04
I sometimes ask myself if it's worth it, you know.
S01 • E03 When you're working for people who don't appreciate you or - Small Axe 00:09
When you're working for people who don't appreciat...
S01 • E02 Dad couldn't take it. You know how he love her bad. - Small Axe 00:04
Dad couldn't take it. You know how he love her bad.
S01 • E05 Now this boy could read - Small Axe 00:08
Now this boy could read
S01 • E03 I got friends who don't even speak to me anymore. Call me a traitor. - Small Axe 00:05
I got friends who don't even speak to me anymore. Call ...
S01 • E02 All he gimme was this thing here... I take it an keep it since. - Small Axe 00:05
All he gimme was this thing here... I take it an keep it sin...
S01 • E01 "The pigs, the pigs. We gotta get rid of the pigs." - Small Axe 00:07
"The pigs, the pigs. We gotta get rid of the pigs."...
S01 • E03 Why am I doing this, man? Why are you doing it? - Small Axe 00:05
Why am I doing this, man? Why are you doing it?
S01 • E03 That's like demoting yourself from being a chef to doing the bins. - Small Axe 00:06
That's like demoting yourself from being a chef to doin...
S01 • E02 This little pickney here, she treat me good from when we was youts, yah know. - Small Axe 00:06
This little pickney here, she treat me good from when we was...
S01 • E04 Anytime. Anywhere. - Small Axe 00:04
Anytime. Anywhere.
S01 • E05 So tell me, what me can do for them. - Small Axe 00:04
So tell me, what me can do for them.
S01 • E04 Fire don't it happen to we and the nations them are ready. - Small Axe 00:04
Fire don't it happen to we and the nations them are rea...
S01 • E01 What our Mother country seeks to do is not just to - Small Axe 00:15
What our Mother country seeks to do is not just to
S01 • E05 Send them to one of our supplementary Saturday schools. - Small Axe 00:05
Send them to one of our supplementary Saturday schools.
S01 • E04 But in spite a all that, everybody was still shocked - Small Axe 00:15
But in spite a all that, everybody was still shocked
S01 • E02 So why we none ah us understand why we no see you for nine night, - Small Axe 00:07
So why we none ah us understand why we no see you for nine n...
S01 • E03 And when you're doing that you just realise you're alone. - Small Axe 00:05
And when you're doing that you just realise you're...
S01 • E05 And they are free for all your children, - Small Axe 00:07
And they are free for all your children,
S01 • E01 And I believe the Mangrove not only serves as a negative - Small Axe 00:14
And I believe the Mangrove not only serves as a negative