What are the best episodes of Small Island?

The best rated episodes of Small Island are: Episode 2 - S1E2 rated 8.3

What are the worst episodes of Small Island?

The lowest rated episodes of Small Island are: Episode 1 - S1E1 rated 7.3

Small Island Episode Rating Graph

Dec 2009 - Dec 2009

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Browse episode ratings trends for Small Island. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Small Island's 2 episodes.

Best Episodes of Small Island

Episode 2
S1 Ep2
8.3
13th Dec 2009
The emotional and moving climax to the stories of Hortense, Queenie and Gilbert whose lives entwine in post Second World War London. Hortense begins her new life in England and soon learns it is not the golden land she hoped it would be. She and Gilbert suffer racism and ignorance, but in adversity they discover new qualities in each other and begin to fall in love. Queenie is shocked when her husband Bernard returns to her after years away. When she goes into labour and has a baby by a mysterious father, the lives of all four are changed forever.

Worst Episodes of Small Island

Episode 1
S1 Ep1
7.3
6th Dec 2009
London 1948: Hortense joins Gilbert, her new husband, in England, where he is lodging with Queenie Bligh. The women have both married in unpromising circumstances as love is a luxury neither can afford. As Hortense remembers her life in Jamaica and the profound love she had for Michael and his betrayal of her, Queenie also remembers her night of passion with the same Michael when her husband was away at war. Initially suspicious of each other, will they uncover the secret they share?

Small Island Episode Guide

Episode 1
S1 Ep1
7.3
6th Dec 2009
London 1948: Hortense joins Gilbert, her new husband, in England, where he is lodging with Queenie Bligh. The women have both married in unpromising circumstances as love is a luxury neither can afford. As Hortense remembers her life in Jamaica and the profound love she had for Michael and his betrayal of her, Queenie also remembers her night of passion with the same Michael when her husband was away at war. Initially suspicious of each other, will they uncover the secret they share?
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
8.3
13th Dec 2009
The emotional and moving climax to the stories of Hortense, Queenie and Gilbert whose lives entwine in post Second World War London. Hortense begins her new life in England and soon learns it is not the golden land she hoped it would be. She and Gilbert suffer racism and ignorance, but in adversity they discover new qualities in each other and begin to fall in love. Queenie is shocked when her husband Bernard returns to her after years away. When she goes into labour and has a baby by a mysterious father, the lives of all four are changed forever.