8.0/106,010 votes#1 - Mangrove
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/2020
The true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: Steve McQueen, Alastair Siddons
7.5/105,422 votes#2 - Lover's 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.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: N/A
7.6/103,419 votes#3 - Red, White and Blue
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2020
Spotlights 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.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: N/A
6.8/102,575 votes#4 - Alex Wheatle
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/2020
Alex Wheatle follows 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 not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: N/A
7.5/102,513 votes#5 - Education
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2020
The coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, who has a fascination for astronauts and rockets. When Kingsley is pulled to the headmaster's office for being disruptive in class, he discovers he's being sent to a school for those with "special needs." Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segregation policy at play, preventing many Black children from receiving the education they deserve, until a group of West Indian women take matters into their own hands.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: Steve McQueen, Courttia Newland
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An anthology series of five stories looking at the lives of a group of friends and their families in London’s West Indian community from the...
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Mangrove" is the best rated episode of "Small Axe" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 6010 votes. Directed by Steve McQueen and written by Steve McQueen, Alastair Siddons, it aired on 11/15/2020. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Lover's Rock".