The Long Song

The Long Song (2018)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Creator: Andrea Levy
  • First Air Date: 2018-12-18
  • Last Air Date: 2018-12-20
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 3
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
  • Production Company: Heyday Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Network: BBC one
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Summary

Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, we follow the trials, tribulations and survival of plantation slave July and her odious mistress Caroline.

  • Keywords: ultimatum, slavery, plantation, jamaica, miniseries, love affair, slave, colonial era, historical drama, sugarcane, 19th century, female slave, life story, former slave, jamaican history, caribbean history

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    • The Long Song Trailer

    The Long Song Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2018-12-18
    3 Episodes

    The Long Song Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Episode 160 min
    Season 1Episode 2Episode 260 min
    Season 1Episode 3Episode 360 min

    • Tamara Lawrance

      as July

    • Hayley Atwell

      as Caroline Mortimer

    • Jack Lowden

      as Robert

    • Leo Bill

      as John Howarth

    • Doña Croll

      as July

    • Lenny Henry

      as Godfrey

    • Ethan Hazzard

      as Elias

    • Gordon Brown

      as Tam Dewar

    • Luis Bryan Mesa

      as Byron

    • Marie Michelle Brazile

      as Patience

    • Kara-Leah Fernandes

      as July

    • Sharon Duncan-Brewster

      as Kitty

    • Richard Pepple

      as Dublin Hilton

    • Joy Richardson

      as Miss Rose

    • Jordan Bolger

      as Nimrod

    • David Verrey

      as George Sadler

    • Lizzie Hopley

      as Evelyn Sadler

    • Harry Gostelow

      as Charles Wyndham

    • Madeleine Mantock

      as Miss Clara

    • Ayesha Antoine

      as Molly
    Writing Andrea Levy Novel
    Camera Chloë Thomson Director of Photography
    Production David Heyman Executive Producer

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