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Small Axe

We mustn't be victimsbut protagonists of our stories

We mustn't be victims
but protagonists of our stories

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We mustn't be victims but protagonists of our stories.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:59
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 And what better way of representing ourselves, - Small Axe 00:06
And what better way of representing ourselves,
S01 • E05 And, Ashley, the school syllabus only goes up to twelve, - Small Axe 00:13
And, Ashley, the school syllabus only goes up to twelve,
S01 • E04 My thoughts long been trained upon the youth, man. - Small Axe 00:04
My thoughts long been trained upon the youth, man.
S01 • E01 The legal system is designed for experts. You're harming yourselves - Small Axe 00:06
The legal system is designed for experts. You're harmin...
S01 • E03 DIRTY NIGGER - Small Axe 00:05
DIRTY NIGGER
S01 • E04 I have to play my part 'cause me know the future is yours. - Small Axe 00:05
I have to play my part 'cause me know the future is you...
S01 • E05 Right, before we start, I have three sausages left. - Small Axe 00:05
Right, before we start, I have three sausages left.
S01 • E02 Let out the lion! Let out the lion! - Small Axe 00:05
Let out the lion! Let out the lion!
S01 • E04 For all the youth outside that window, it's the dole office - Small Axe 00:06
For all the youth outside that window, it's the dole of...
S01 • E05 Now if I cut them in half, how many will that make? - Small Axe 00:05
Now if I cut them in half, how many will that make?
S01 • E03 Next time one of you fuckers want to write this on my fucking locker, - Small Axe 00:06
Next time one of you fuckers want to write this on my fuckin...
S01 • E04 You been lied to about fe we people. - Small Axe 00:05
You been lied to about fe we people.
S01 • E04 Enough of that, man. Cha. Listen, - Small Axe 00:07
Enough of that, man. Cha. Listen,
S01 • E05 Well, I want to start with a little story before we begin. - Small Axe 00:05
Well, I want to start with a little story before we begin.
S01 • E04 There's enough talk of ism and schism and racism. - Small Axe 00:05
There's enough talk of ism and schism and racism.
S01 • E05 Now, I went to school in Grenada, - Small Axe 00:09
Now, I went to school in Grenada,
S01 • E04 Me no defend nobody against the charge of racism, - Small Axe 00:08
Me no defend nobody against the charge of racism,
S01 • E04 But the main thing you have to worry about in this here country - Small Axe 00:08
But the main thing you have to worry about in this here coun...
S01 • E05 What do you all know about our ancestors? - Small Axe 00:05
What do you all know about our ancestors?
S01 • E03 I heard you play the piano the other day. It was good stuff. - Small Axe 00:05
I heard you play the piano the other day. It was good stuff.