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Small Axe

This trial is another wayof doing that, of destroying a strong blackmovement in this...

This trial is another way
of doing that, of destroying a strong black
movement in this country

Full Transcript

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This trial is another way of doing that,
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of destroying a strong black movement in this country.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:03
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 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
S01 • E01 Please, if all ya want to take your plea, you take it, - Small Axe 00:08
Please, if all ya want to take your plea, you take it,
S01 • E01 So where were you, then? I told you - Portnall. - Small Axe 00:05
So where were you, then? I told you - Portnall.
S01 • E01 If I can't hear you, how can the jury be expected to? - Small Axe 00:04
If I can't hear you, how can the jury be expected to?
S01 • E01 I was on Portnall Road. Where the fighting was? - Small Axe 00:05
I was on Portnall Road. Where the fighting was?
S01 • E01 So you went there deliberately to get involved in the fighting, - Small Axe 00:06
So you went there deliberately to get involved in the fighti...
S01 • E01 No, I told you. I already knew where the march was headed to. - Small Axe 00:04
No, I told you. I already knew where the march was headed to...
S01 • E01 You knew exactly where the march was going, but it was just an accident - Small Axe 00:08
You knew exactly where the march was going, but it was just ...
S01 • E01 What I would strongly suggest, Mr Crichlow, - Small Axe 00:07
What I would strongly suggest, Mr Crichlow,
S01 • E01 Well, like I said, you understand nothing. - Small Axe 00:04
Well, like I said, you understand nothing.