Small Axe (miniseries)

Small Axe is a British anthology film series, created and directed by Steve McQueen. The anthology consists of five films which tell distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London during the 1960s and 1970s. The series premiered on 15 November 2020 on BBC One in the UK and on 20 November 2020 in the United States on Amazon Prime Video.

About Small Axe (miniseries) in brief

Summary Small Axe (miniseries)Small Axe is a British anthology film series, created and directed by Steve McQueen. The anthology consists of five films which tell distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London during the 1960s and 1970s. The series premiered on 15 November 2020 on BBC One in the UK and on 20 November 2020 in the United States on Amazon Prime Video.

The title references a proverb – \”If you are the big tree, we are the small axe\” – that was popularised by Bob Marley in his song “Small Axe”