Sitting in Limbo (2020)
June 8, 2020Release Date
Sitting in Limbo (2020)
June 8, 2020Release Date
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Where to Watch.
Currently Sitting in Limbo is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BBC iPlayer
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
Anna Madeley
Amelia Gentleman
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Eileen
Andrew Dennis
Barrington
Sarah Woodward
Rhona
Nadine Marshall
Janet
Suzanne Packer
Baroness Doreen Lawrence
CJ Beckford
Gary
C.J. Beckford
Gary
Patrick Robinson
Anthony
Jay Simpson
Trevor
Tim Preece
Mr. Hardcastle
Taija Bryan
Jada
Florisa Kamara
Ashley
Simon Lenagan
Ken
Corinne Skinner-Carter
Lucille
Paul O'Kelly
Courier
Joy Richardson
Afia
Stella Corradi
Director
Jane Wood
Sybil
Stephen S. Thompson
Writer
Leo Wringer
Thaddeus
Pier Wilkie
Producer
Elliot Edusah
David
Neil Davidge
Composer
Obie Matthew
Detainee
Rina Yang
Cinematographer
Kristina Hetherington
Editor
Lee Mckarkiel
Editor
James Woolley
Judge
Leo Davis
CastingDirector
Ian Drysdale
Steve Buchanan
Lissy Holm
CastingDirector
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Sitting in Limbo is a 2020 feature-length factual television drama about the Windrush scandal. The story focuses on the real-life experiences of a Jamaican-born British man, Anthony Bryan, one of the victims of the UK Home Office hostile environment policy on immigration. Bryan had lived in the UK for 50 years when his life was upended as a result of the Home Office mistakenly classifying him as an illegal immigrant.Sitting in Limbo was written by Bryan's half-brother, novelist Stephen S. Thompson, and stars Patrick Robinson, Nadine Marshall, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Jay Simpson and Sarah Woodward. The film was broadcast on 8 June 2020 on BBC One.Jimmy Cliff's song "Sitting in Limbo", from his 1971 album Another Cycle, played over the closing credits.As of October 2021, the film holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on eight reviews with an average rating of 8/10.The programme won the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards.