Alex Wheatle
- Episode aired Dec 11, 2020
- TV-MA
- 1h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.5K
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The true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.The true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.The true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.
Fumilayo Brown-Olateju
- Dawn
- (as Fumilayo Brown-Olatej)
Ashley McGuire
- Cook
- (as Ashley Maguire)
Louis J Rhone
- Rankin's Dread
- (as Louis j Rhone)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of Alex Wheatle's own sons worked with the production design team. At one point, he called his father to tell him "Dad, I'm prepping your bedroom for younger Alex. It's fucked up."
- GoofsThe voiceover reading Wheatle's file gives his name as "Alec Alphonso Wheatle." His first name is Alex, not Alec.
- Quotes
Alex Wheatle: [confused about being called African by a couple of Brixtonians] I'm from Surrey.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- SoundtracksSatta Massagana
(uncredited)
Written by Bernard Collins, Donald Manning and Lynford Manning
Performed by The Abyssinians
Featured review
Good technical elements but not as fleshed out as it should be.
The first real disappointment of the Small Axe series, Alex Wheatle was still well acted, well directed and enjoyable as a whole, but the story could and should have been a lot better explored. Again, whilst there were good elements, the story just felt really bare-boned. In the film Mank, Herman Mankiewicz says 'You cannot capture a man's entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.' If that's the case, you surely can't capture someone's life in slightly over an hour. The short runtime undercuts any real emotional connection I could have had with any of the characters. The performances are good and I was starting to enjoy the film more by the end, but by that point it was too late. I really appreciate the film from a technical standpoint, and I would still recommend it because of the really good direction and strong ending that somewhat saves the film from being legitimately bad rather than what it is; decent, but disappointing.
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- Doublej20005
- Dec 17, 2020
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- Language
- Filming locations
- Canterbury Prison, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK(prison location)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1
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