A Jamaican dream becomes a family nightmare in 75 minutes of pure emotional chaos.
A man who has had a good life in England wants to retire to Jamaica, but the celebration with his daughters doesn't go as expected.
Acting
Thomas Baptiste's devastating final scene — a masterclass in restraint.
Writing
Every word lands like a gut punch. No wasted dialogue.
Director
Tony Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the rare 1980s BBC dramas centering Black British working-class experience without poverty tourism. Thomas Baptiste had to fight for this role.
Screenwriter Barry Reckord based this on his own Jamaican father's death — the birthday cake scene is almost verbatim from real life.
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