Kinglsey Smith in Small Axe: Explore how Steve McQueen inspired character in ‘Education’
Episode 5 of Small Axe tells the story of Kingsley Smith but the episode actually took inspiration from Steve McQueen’s own experiences.
Small Axe has been essential viewing since it arrived on BBC One and Amazon Prime Video as the anthology series has explored Britain’s checkered past with racial inequality.
The final episode in the Steve McQueen series,
Education, is its most personal and affecting.
Education tells the story of 12-year-old Kingsley Smith and details his struggles at school, most notably with an education system that prevents him from achieving his true potential.
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Small Axe: Education, BBC One review - domestic drama concludes groundbreaking film series with quiet power
Systematic prejudice in the 1970s school system gives emotional punch to Steve McQueen s finale
The fifth and final film in the
Education. At first, it appears this refers to the education of the central character, 12-year-old London boy Kingsley Smith, impressively played by Kenyah Sandy, who’s transferred to a disgraceful “School for the Educationally Subnormal” after being disruptive. However, by the end of the 63-minute drama, it becomes clear the education in question is as much that of his
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