Three Little BirdsSet in 1957, post-Windrush, and amidst the booming decade set alight by promise, the rhythm of rock and roll, swing, Hollywood starlets and fabulous fashion Three Little Birds will introduce Dudley and the rest of the world to gregarious sisters Leah and Chantrelle and their virtuous, bible-loving acquaintance, Hosanna, as they board a cruise ship from Jamaica bound for a new life in Blighty.
WriterLenny Henry
Episode 1
Oct 22, 2023
Leah and her sister Chantrelle are on a mission to escort their friend Hosanna from Jamaica to Britain to potentially marry their brother Aston. Leah hopes to find work quickly in Aston's home town of Dudley, while Chantrelle has accepted a job as a live-in nanny near London, but everything falls into disarray upon their arrival
Episode 2
Oct 29, 2023
Leah and Hosanna are met with hostility as they settle in Dudley and the two question if they can build a life in the town when tensions rise.
Episode 3
Nov 5, 2023
Leah's life in Dudley is complicated by blossoming romance, Hosanna and Aston take a big step forward, and Chantrelle's big audition unearths alarming truths.
Episode 4
Nov 12, 2023
Leah and Hosanna race against the clock on a risky cross-country journey to save Chantrelle, but can they get to a distressed Chantrelle in time?
Episode 5
Nov 26, 2023
Leah fights for Shelton on a work trip but may have left it too late, Chantrelle struggles with her trauma, and a confession leaves Hosanna torn.
Episode 6
Nov 26, 2023
Leah is saddled with a colossal problem when a devastating debacle leaves Hosanna's wedding hanging in the balance.
Peter McGinn
@narrator56
This period drama was created and co-written by Lenny Henry. I noticed in reviews that anecdotally The “Call the Midwife” audience seem to particularly like, perhaps because it takes place around the same time and place, and tries to combine serious drama with some more lighthearted material. It is mildly entertaining and worth the time. There were a few moments when I knew exactly what was going to happen soon,, but I guess there are only so many subplots a writer can utilize in this sort of drama. It avoids going to really dark places like it could have a few times, so that is good. In a program self-described as “uplifting” that darker path is best avoided. I will not be tempted to rewatch series one, but I will watch the next one, assuming it comes down the pike.
