The Long Song: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, the story follows the strong-willed, young slave July on a plantation owned by her odious mistress Caroline Mortimer. When a charming new arrival to the island, Robert Goodwin, becomes the new overseer, July and Caroline are both intrigued by his seemingly revolutionary determination to improve the plantation for the slaves and mistress alike.

Series details

• Title: The Long Song
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2018-12-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-12-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 37897
• IMDb ID: tt7712606
• TVDB ID: 350295

Cast and credited roles

• Tamara Lawrance — July
• Hayley Atwell — Caroline Mortimer
• Jack Lowden — Robert Goodwin
• Doña Croll — Old July
• Lenny Henry — Godfrey
• Leo Bill — John Howarth
• Arinzé Kene — Thomas

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-12-18; final listed air date 2018-12-20; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Long Song on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.