Name: Small Axe
Genre: Drama, Anthology

Small Axe Episode 1.04 Alex Wheatle

Small Axe Episode 1.04 Alex Wheatle

Episode Premiere

December 11, 2020

Genre

Drama,Anthology

Production Company

Amazon Studios, BBC Films

Official Site

http://www.amazon.com/Small-Axe-Mangrove-Trailer/dp/B08J4J96W1/

Information

Episode Premiere

December 11, 2020

Genre

Drama,Anthology

Period

2020 - Now

Production Co

Amazon Studios, BBC Films

Distributor

Amazon, BBC One

Official Site

http://www.amazon.com/Small-Axe-Mangrove-Trailer/dp/B08J4J96W1/

Cast and Crew

Director

Steve McQueen

Screenwriter

Steve McQueen, Alastair Siddons

Main Cast

Letitia Wright as Altheia Jones
John Boyega as Leroy Logan
Malachi Kirby
Shaun Parkes
Rochenda Sandall
Alex Jennings
Jack Lowden
Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn
Micheal Ward
Kedar Williams-Stirling

Additional Cast

Sheyi Cole
Khali Best
Elliot Edusah
Robbie Gee
Jonathan Jules
Fumilayo Brown-Olateju
Cecilia Noble
Johann Myers

Synopsis

"Alex Wheatle" follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle (Sheyi Cole), from a young boy through his early adult years. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJ'ing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.