Airdate: The Long Song

3 part UK drama The Long Song will screen on BBC First from late November.

The period drama, set in Jamaica, stars Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden & Hayley Atwell, with Lenny Henry.

However this screened in the UK in 2018.

A bold new look at the final days of slavery in Jamaica, seen through the eyes of a spirited survivor, The Long Song is a three-part adaptation of Andrea Levy’s award-winning novel, written by Sarah Williams, directed by Mahalia Belo, and starring Tamara Lawrance, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden and Sir Lenny Henry.

The Long Song opens just as 300 years of slavery are finally coming to an end on the British-ruled island of Jamaica. But far from being a harrowing tale of misery that one might expect from such a history, The Long Song is a story of hope, passion, determination, and humour in the face of adversity. It follows a defiant, wily young woman, July, who is born a slave, but ends up as the mother of a gentleman.

Mondays at 8.30pm from November 30 on BBC First.