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Therefore, if it please Your Lordship, the defence submit
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Small Axe

Therefore, if it pleaseYour Lordship, the defence submit that the prosecution'scase should...

Therefore, if it please
Your Lordship, the defence submit that the prosecution's
case should not proceed, that there is no case to answer and that these matters
should not be left with a jury

Full Transcript

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Therefore, if it please Your Lordship, the defence submit
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that the prosecution's case should not proceed,
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that there is no case to answer
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and that these matters should not be left with a jury.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:37:18
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 Much as there is a temptation to remove your presence - Small Axe 00:09
Much as there is a temptation to remove your presence
S01 • E01 Your premises were overrun by a bunch of agitators. - Small Axe 00:05
Your premises were overrun by a bunch of agitators.
S01 • E01 I can't help these people, Mr Crichlow, - Small Axe 00:06
I can't help these people, Mr Crichlow,
S01 • E01 Look how you screwing up your face. - Small Axe 00:04
Look how you screwing up your face.
S01 • E01 And now that you all have to give testimony on the witness stand, - Small Axe 00:06
And now that you all have to give testimony on the witness s...
S01 • E01 All ya a' wicked! You flipping... Plead what?! - Small Axe 00:05
All ya a' wicked! You flipping... Plead what?!
S01 • E01 Guilty. All ya better take this frickin' man out my face. - Small Axe 00:05
Guilty. All ya better take this frickin' man out my fac...
S01 • E01 For 400 years, people like him trying to divide our people, - Small Axe 00:06
For 400 years, people like him trying to divide our people,
S01 • E01 This trial is another way of doing that, - Small Axe 00:08
This trial is another way of doing that,
S01 • E01 We have to stick together - - Small Axe 00:08
We have to stick together -
S01 • E01 You want to sit in a courthouse for the next six weeks - Small Axe 00:10
You want to sit in a courthouse for the next six weeks
S01 • E01 These people, they're like vampires. - Small Axe 00:04
These people, they're like vampires.
S01 • E01 You think you beat them, but they keep coming back and back, - Small Axe 00:08
You think you beat them, but they keep coming back and back,
S01 • E01 You have to stick them through the heart, - Small Axe 00:06
You have to stick them through the heart,
S01 • E01 The best we can hope for is a draw. A draw! - Small Axe 00:04
The best we can hope for is a draw. A draw!
S01 • E01 The system rigged. It's rotten! - Small Axe 00:04
The system rigged. It's rotten!
S01 • E01 This trial is more than just about our freedom. - Small Axe 00:05
This trial is more than just about our freedom.
S01 • E01 What is being called into question in this case - Small Axe 00:10
What is being called into question in this case
S01 • E01 I'm not just here defending myself, but trying to defend all of us. - Small Axe 00:06
I'm not just here defending myself, but trying to defen...
S01 • E01 But if we fold now and we let... And we let them take over - Small Axe 00:10
But if we fold now and we let... And we let them take over