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Small Axe

It is a community that was born outof a resistance to a series of backward attacks from...

It is a community that was born out
of a resistance to a series of backward attacks from the police
that had nothing to do with the advanced ideas and values
going around in the 20th century

Full Transcript

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It is a community that was born out of a resistance to a series
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of backward attacks from the police that had nothing to do with
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the advanced ideas and values going around in the 20th century.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:53:20
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E01 It has something that was located somewhere - Small Axe 00:11
It has something that was located somewhere
S01 • E01 In defending themselves against attack, a community is born. - Small Axe 00:05
In defending themselves against attack, a community is born.
S01 • E01 And wherever a community is born, it creates institutions that it needs. - Small Axe 00:07
And wherever a community is born, it creates institutions th...
S01 • E01 Frank Crichlow, - Small Axe 00:09
Frank Crichlow,
S01 • E01 But that sense of community, born out of struggle in Notting Hill, - Small Axe 00:13
But that sense of community, born out of struggle in Notting...
S01 • E01 We created the Mangrove. We shaped it. - Small Axe 00:04
We created the Mangrove. We shaped it.
S01 • E01 We formed it to satisfy our needs. - Small Axe 00:04
We formed it to satisfy our needs.
S01 • E01 And so when the Mangrove came under attack from the police - - Small Axe 00:16
And so when the Mangrove came under attack from the police -
S01 • E01 They prefer to call a riot and affray inquiry - Small Axe 00:06
They prefer to call a riot and affray inquiry
S01 • E01 They prefer that, but let it be, eh? - Small Axe 00:04
They prefer that, but let it be, eh?
S01 • E01 History will take its course, so frequently a brutal one, - Small Axe 00:10
History will take its course, so frequently a brutal one,
S01 • E01 That is what the demonstration was about - - Small Axe 00:10
That is what the demonstration was about -
S01 • E01 Members of the jury, - Small Axe 00:15
Members of the jury,
S01 • E01 There have been many attacks on people during this trial - - Small Axe 00:16
There have been many attacks on people during this trial -
S01 • E01 If any of the counsel have overstepped the bounds of propriety - Small Axe 00:10
If any of the counsel have overstepped the bounds of proprie...
S01 • E01 You have sworn on oaths to try this case - Small Axe 00:07
You have sworn on oaths to try this case
S01 • E01 Do not count uniforms, and most important, - Small Axe 00:09
Do not count uniforms, and most important,
S01 • E01 Will the first defendant, Mr Crichlow, please stand? - Small Axe 00:05
Will the first defendant, Mr Crichlow, please stand?
S01 • E01 Have you reached any verdict upon which you are all agreed? - Small Axe 00:05
Have you reached any verdict upon which you are all agreed?
S01 • E01 On count one, the charge of riot, - Small Axe 00:06
On count one, the charge of riot,