Bibliograph

The long song, Heyday Television ; BBC ; written by Sarah Williams ; directed by Mahalia Belo

Type

Label

The long song, Heyday Television ; BBC ; written by Sarah Williams ; directed by Mahalia Belo

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

TV rating: TV-PG (IMDb)

Main title

The long song

Responsibility statement

Heyday Television ; BBC ; written by Sarah Williams ; directed by Mahalia Belo

Runtime

180

Series statement

Masterpiece

Summary

This three-part miniseries based on Andrea Levy’s award-winning novel about the end of slavery in Jamaica follows July, an indomitable, young enslaved woman who works on a sugarcane plantation with her detestable mistress, Caroline Mortimer. Their lives change with the arrival of the charming new overseer, Robert Goodwin who sets out to improve the plantation for both the enslaved workers and the mistress

Technique

live action

Contributor