Lovers Rock

Name: Lovers Rock
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-11-27
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Dennis Bovell, Saffron Coomber, Frankie Fox

Episode aired Nov 27, 2020
TV-MATV-MA
1h 10min

S1.E2

A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.

7.6/10

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Director
- Steve McQueen
Writers
- Steve McQueen(story by)
- Courttia Newland(screenplay by)
- Rebecca Lenkiewicz(lead writer)
Stars

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Videos3

Trailer 0:30

'Lovers Rock" Trailer

Trailer 0:25

Small Axe: Lovers Rock

Featurette 3:54

Small Axe: Inside Lovers Rock

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Micheal Ward in Lovers Rock (2020)

Kadeem Ramsay and Alexander James-Blake in Lovers Rock (2020)

Jermaine Freeman and Saffron Coomber in Lovers Rock (2020)

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, and Ryan Masher in Lovers Rock (2020)

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Shaniqua Okwok in Lovers Rock (2020)

Francis Lovehall and Ellis George in Lovers Rock (2020)

Awards
- 2 nominations

A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.

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Genre
- Drama
Certificate
- TV-MA
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The a cappella scene set to "Silly Games" wasn't scripted to last 10 minutes but the cast's enthusiasm and joy meant that it carried on a lot longer than intended.

Quotes
Samson: With the sounds of Mercury Sound! The best in the town! Put a smile on everybody's faces, no frowns! No!

Soundtracks
Silly Games
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis Bovell
Performed by cast

Top review

10/10

A masterpiece

Small Axe S1/2 Lovers Rock. Once in a while something really special comes along. The writing, direction, acting, production design, casting, music, cinematography, editing make this a masterpiece. Not a word I use lightly. Turn up the bass.

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