Small Island 2009

In 1939 Hortense, illegitimate but intelligent and ambitious, is brought up on Jamaica with the family of charismatic, free-thinking Michael, who joins the Air Force when war breaks out and goes to England. After the war, Hortense, now a qualified teacher, makes a marriage of convenience to Gilbert Joseph, paying for his passage to England on condition he sends for her.

Cast:

Benedict Cumberbatch
Bernard 

Naomie Harris
Hortense 

Ruth Wilson
Queenie 

Ashley Walters
Michael 

Shaun Parkes
Winston 

David Oyelowo
Gilbert