| Small Axe 13:37 - Nov 16 with 1345 views | loftboy |
Anyone watch this last night, brilliant drama but still shocking that this happened during my lifetime, no wonder there is so much resentment and anger from the Caribbean community.
On a side note although set in Notting Hill the film shown last night was in Grafton street Kentish Town, there was a cafe by the railway arch where I take my break if I’m delivering in that area. |  | | |  |
| Small Axe on 16:01 - Nov 16 with 1252 views | bluelagos |
Yep, an outstanding bit of story telling, all based on a true story. And for the record, the Met continued their racist vendetta against Frank Crichlow into the 90s before he won £50k for "false imprisonment, battery and malicious prosecution".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Crichlow |  |
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| Small Axe on 17:52 - Nov 16 with 1201 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Excellent wasn't it.....thank goodness it is all consigned to history!! Police making stuff up, unbelievable. |  |
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| Small Axe on 18:47 - Nov 16 with 1160 views | Ryorry |
Only saw the last hour, but picked up the narrative from reading about it - absolutely superb stuff. The highlight for me was Darcus Howe (who I'd only previously been aware of as a writer and broadcaster) delivering a magnificent, statesman-like speech summarising the case for the defence from a historical perspective, which must have influenced the jury I think - along with the cardboard cut-out replica of the tiny viewing window that the supposed police "eye-witness" claimed they were all looking out of at the same time! 🤣 (It measured about 10 inches by 2!)
3 more similar 'Small Axe' dramas to come on Sunday eves 👠|  |
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| Small Axe on 19:37 - Nov 16 with 1120 views | bluelagos |
| Small Axe on 18:47 - Nov 16 by Ryorry |
Only saw the last hour, but picked up the narrative from reading about it - absolutely superb stuff. The highlight for me was Darcus Howe (who I'd only previously been aware of as a writer and broadcaster) delivering a magnificent, statesman-like speech summarising the case for the defence from a historical perspective, which must have influenced the jury I think - along with the cardboard cut-out replica of the tiny viewing window that the supposed police "eye-witness" claimed they were all looking out of at the same time! 🤣 (It measured about 10 inches by 2!)
3 more similar 'Small Axe' dramas to come on Sunday eves 👠|
I always thought DH was a very good programme maker, very provocative at times but often very accurate/insightful in his observations.
Absolutely he clearly exposed the Met police officers for liars in the trial despite the judge doing his best to fck them over.
For a jury in 1971, to side with 9 black activists, including Black Panther activists, disbelieving the evidence of numerous police officers seems incredible by today's standards, am sure it would have even harder back then.
Looking forward the rest of them, am sure they'll all be worth watching. | |
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| Small Axe on 23:08 - Nov 16 with 1046 views | Ryorry |
| Small Axe on 19:37 - Nov 16 by bluelagos |
I always thought DH was a very good programme maker, very provocative at times but often very accurate/insightful in his observations.
Absolutely he clearly exposed the Met police officers for liars in the trial despite the judge doing his best to fck them over.
For a jury in 1971, to side with 9 black activists, including Black Panther activists, disbelieving the evidence of numerous police officers seems incredible by today's standards, am sure it would have even harder back then.
Looking forward the rest of them, am sure they'll all be worth watching. |
"For a jury in 1971, to side with 9 black activists, including Black Panther activists, disbelieving the evidence of numerous police officers seems incredible by today's standards, am sure it would have even harder back then."
That was the thing wasn't it - and I think the judge (if the drama was a reasonably accurate reflection of events) actually rather shot himself/the prosecution in the foot by what seemed like obvious bigotry in his handling of the trial - forgetting that juries, irrespective of skin colour, do correctly regard themselves as *peers* of accused people + dislike "the ruling class" being arrogant & unfair.
Btw I should have said witnesses (plural) in my first post for anyone who didn't see the drama - 3 coppers supposedly looking through the 10" x 2" viewing slit of a prison van simultaneously! 😂 | |
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| Small Axe on 14:18 - Nov 17 with 935 views | DinDjarin |
Thought it was brilliant and shameful the story has not been told before. The music, actors and all round feel is absolutely spot on. Steve McQueen has produced a corker of a series if the next 4 are anywhere near close to this.
Rumour has it Bob Marley used to drop into the Mangrove when in London.
Really looking forward to next weeks episode.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/small-axe-series-re [Post edited 17 Nov 2020 14:21]
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