The Long Song: Season 1

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PBS | BBC One | Season Premiere Date: December 18, 2018

Summary: The three-part adaptation of Andrea Levy's novel set in 1800s Jamaica about the life of July (Tamara Lawrance), who was taken from her enslaved mother to be a lady's maid for the plantation owner's sister Caroline (Hayley Atwell) during the last days of slavery on the island.

[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 18 Dec 2018 andThe three-part adaptation of Andrea Levy's novel set in 1800s Jamaica about the life of July (Tamara Lawrance), who was taken from her enslaved mother to be a lady's maid for the plantation owner's sister Caroline (Hayley Atwell) during the last days of slavery on the island.

[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 18 Dec 2018 and in the US as a part of PBS' Masterpiece on 31 Jan 2021]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: December 20, 2018
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: December 20, 2018
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: December 19, 2018

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The Independent Sean O'Grady

Oct 20, 2020

The Long Song is incredibly moving. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Oct 20, 2020

A beautiful, moving, horrifying adaptation of her unsimple tale, that honours the source and its subject. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jan 28, 2021

Masterpiece's lively The Long Song, an usually sensual three-part fable of slavery in 1830s Jamaica, is over before you know it. [1 - 14 Feb 2021, p.7]

Joel Keller

Feb 2, 2021

The Long Song hinges on the relationship between July and Caroline, and both Lawrence and Atwell’s performances meet this challenge. Atwell is terrific as the benign but awful Caroline, and Lawrence matches her as the whip-smart July. Read full review

Caroline Framke

Feb 1, 2021

“The Long Song” leans hard on its narration to speed things along and tie it all together. (The series was co-written by Levy and “Becoming Jane” scribe Sarah Williams.) This by and large works fine, with the notable exception of July and Robert’s whirlwind romance. ... By the end of the final episode, it’s clear that the series’ key uniting element is Lawrance. Playing July from a sly teenager to a young mother to a thoroughly bruised woman, Lawrance commands the screen in every iteration of the character. Read full review

Judy Berman

Jan 29, 2021

The Long Song is weak where A Suitable Boy is strong, but happily it’s also strong where A Suitable Boy is weak—in the level of nuance its storytelling achieves. ... All told, it’s a very good miniseries that should have been great. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: December 18, 2018
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: December 20, 2018
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: December 20, 2018
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: December 19, 2018
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: December 19, 2018
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: December 18, 2018
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: December 18, 2018