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The prosecution contends that this demonstration
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Small Axe

The prosecution contendsthat this demonstration, organised and inflamed bythe men and...

The prosecution contends
that this demonstration, organised and inflamed by
the men and women in the dock before you today, was violent
in manner and in tone

Full Transcript

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The prosecution contends that this demonstration,
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organised and inflamed by the men and women in the dock
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before you today, was violent in manner and in tone.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:49:26
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 was mounted generally and specifically against the police, - Small Axe 00:08
It was mounted generally and specifically against the police...
S01 • E01 We have heard from distinguished witnesses - Small Axe 00:08
We have heard from distinguished witnesses
S01 • E01 The prosecution says that you can rely on the testimony - Small Axe 00:17
The prosecution says that you can rely on the testimony
S01 • E01 The time is out of joint. Oh, cursed spite... - Small Axe 00:05
The time is out of joint. Oh, cursed spite...
S01 • E01 ...that ever a black people... - Small Axe 00:04
...that ever a black people...
S01 • E01 - We say it's closing time. - Yeah, man! Closing time. - Small Axe 00:05
- We say it's closing time. - Yeah, man! Closing time.
S01 • E01 ...for I believe that this case has opened issues - Small Axe 00:15
...for I believe that this case has opened issues
S01 • E01 I believe that this case has opened issues. - Small Axe 00:04
I believe that this case has opened issues.
S01 • E01 It has seared the consciousness of the black community to an extent - Small Axe 00:09
It has seared the consciousness of the black community to an...
S01 • E01 I want to make myself abundantly clear. - Small Axe 00:05
I want to make myself abundantly clear.
S01 • E01 Whatever verdict you come to, I mean it when I say... - Small Axe 00:05
Whatever verdict you come to, I mean it when I say...
S01 • E01 I don't care because I believe history is on my side. - Small Axe 00:06
I don't care because I believe history is on my side.
S01 • E01 That if riot and affray carries that maximum sentence, - Small Axe 00:06
That if riot and affray carries that maximum sentence,
S01 • E01 I don't care, I don't care. I don't care! - Small Axe 00:05
I don't care, I don't care. I don't care!
S01 • E01 I stand accused of riot and affray. - Small Axe 00:04
I stand accused of riot and affray.
S01 • E01 I stand here accusing those who've been involved in conspiracy. - Small Axe 00:05
I stand here accusing those who've been involved in con...
S01 • E01 Now, you have heard an awful lot about the Mangrove. - Small Axe 00:05
Now, you have heard an awful lot about the Mangrove.
S01 • E01 It has been portrayed by the prosecution - Small Axe 00:08
It has been portrayed by the prosecution
S01 • E01 How superficial and surface-like can people be? - Small Axe 00:05
How superficial and surface-like can people be?
S01 • E01 It's not his fault, his masters' fault. - Small Axe 00:05
It's not his fault, his masters' fault.