The Long Song

About The Long Song

Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, we follow the trials, tribulations and survival of plantation slave July and her odious mistress Caroline.

The Long Song is a drama series that ran on BBC One. It reached one season of 3 episodes from December 2018.

The series is filed under slavery, love affair, slave, and plantation. Tamara Lawrance appears as July, Hayley Atwell as Caroline Mortimer, Jack Lowden as Robert, and Leo Bill as John Howarth.

Produced by Heyday Films. It streams on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel in the United States.

Alex Haley's Queen, Roots, and The Civil War make useful companions to The Long Song, all filed under 19th century and miniseries. It carries a TV-14 rating.