Small Axe

The true story of the Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgement of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.

Relationships develop and intertwine against a background of violence, romance and music at a West London house party in the 1980s.

The true story of Leroy Logan, who, at a young age, saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.

The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, 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 a sense of community in Brixton.

Twelve-year-old Kingsley has a fascination for astronauts and rockets, but when Kingsley is labelled disruptive and sent to a special needs school, the race-based segregation in Britain's education system is exposed and a battle begins.