The BEST episodes written by Steve Mcqueen

8.10

230 votes

#1 - Mangrove

Small Axe - Season 1 - Episode 1

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.

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7.55

110 votes

#2 - Education

Small Axe - Season 1 - Episode 5

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.

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7.54

168 votes

#3 - Red, White and Blue

Small Axe - Season 1 - Episode 3

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.

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7.25

213 votes

#4 - Lovers Rock

Small Axe - Season 1 - Episode 2

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.

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6.89

135 votes

#5 - Alex Wheatle

Small Axe - Season 1 - Episode 4

Alex Wheatle spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981.

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