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The Long Song is a three-part BBC television serial, which is an adaptation of Andrea Levy 's 2010 historical novel of the same name. Produced by Heyday Television, its three episodes were adapted by Sarah Williams and directed by Mahalia Belo.
- Historical Drama
The Long Song is a drama based on Andrea Levy's novel, set in 19th century Jamaica during the final days of slavery. It follows the story of July, a young slave, and her mistress Caroline, as they face the challenges and changes brought by a new overseer, Robert Goodwin.
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- 2021-01-31
- Drama
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The Long Song is a three-part adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel about the end of slavery in Jamaica. It stars Tamara Lawrance and Hayley Atwell as a young enslaved woman and her mistress on a sugarcane plantation.
Based on Andrea Levy's novel, The Long Song follows July, a slave and survivor, as she navigates the end of slavery in 19th century Jamaica. Watch the three-part drama on PBS in January 2021, starring Tamara Lawrance, Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden.
- Masterpiece
The Long Song is a historical novel by Andrea Levy published in 2010 that was the recipient of the Walter Scott Prize. It was Levy's fifth and final novel, following the 2004 publication of Small Island. In December 2018, a three-part television adaptation of the same name was broadcast on BBC One; The Long Song was aired on PBS in February 2021.
- Andrea Levy
- 2010
Watch The Long Song, a drama series about the end of slavery in Jamaica, on PBS Passport. Stream episodes, previews, clips and extras from season 2021.
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Season 1 – The Long Song on Masterpiece. List. The Long Song refreshingly grounds its historical drama from the perspective of the oppressed, unblinkingly depicting the horror of...
