The BEST episodes of Small Axe
Every episode of Small Axe ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Small Axe!
A look at the lives of a group of friends and their families living in West London from 1968 to 2014.
#1 - Mangrove
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/2020
The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London’s Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970s and a consequent trial.
#2 - Education
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2020
When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve.
#3 - Red, White and Blue
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2020
After seeing his father assaulted by police officers, a young black man is driven to join the force, with hopes of changing racist attitudes from within. He soon finds himself facing both his father's disapproval and racism in the ranks.
#4 - Lovers Rock
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2020
A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
#5 - Alex Wheatle
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/2020
Alex Wheatle spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981.