The best TV shows of 2020
Dec 11, 2020
4 minutes
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xpectations were high when Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen (12 turned to TV for a five-film anthology series based on London’s West Indian community in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. But it was impossible to anticipate just how impactful this collection would prove to be. Featuring stories of oppression, hope, love and adversity, it was a remarkably potent mix: moving, thrilling, funny and sensual. True stories of the likes of the Mangrove Nine and Leroy Logan were told with historical and cultural specificity, and gave a brace of talented actors a chance to shine: John Boyega, Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright and more
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