Windrush (1998)

Name: Windrush
Genre: Family
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Lenny Henry, Doreen Lawrence, Valerie Amos, Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng

Family

Windrush is a 4-part series of one hour television documentaries originally broadcast on BBC2 in 1998 to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival in Britain of the Empire Windrush, the ship which brought the first wave of post-war West Indian immigrants.

IMDb rating: 8.7 (15 votes)
Episode average: 8.5 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Lenny Henry Self
Doreen Lawrence Self
Valerie Amos Self
Diane Abbott Self
Paul Boateng Self
Jazzie B Self

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

8.50 avg 4 episodes 8.8 → 8.4 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Arrival	8.8	6
2	Intolerance	8.0	6
3	A New Generation	8.8	5
4	A British Story	8.4	5