故事背景设定在1850年的伦敦，艾里斯（埃斯梅·科里德-米尔斯 饰）和姐姐罗斯（米伦·麦克 饰）以画娃娃为生，她梦想成为一名艺术家。很快，她遇到了动物标本剥制师塞拉斯（伊纳·哈德威克 饰），他拥有一家店铺，里面摆满了他的作品，以及拉斐尔前派兄弟会的成员路易斯（乔治·韦伯斯特 饰）。随着艾里斯开始挑战父权观念，她的世界不断扩大，一个黑暗故事开始了。

A married, middle-class London couple are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an immaculate conception.

TV host Lucy is saved from an attack by fan Donna. Lucy invites her to a show taping, but Donna's subsequent behavior becomes increasingly obsessive and concerning.

An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family.

14-year-old Leigh lives with her neglectful father on the outskirts of Brighton. She’s a talented gymnast, training hard for her first competition. When an older half-brother appears at her house one night, Leigh’s lonely existence is altered.

Follows British and American Black characters of different generations navigating their way through today's society, offering a critical perspective on the state of the nation.

The new three-part sequel portrays events from 2006, thirteen years after Stephen’s death on the evening of 22 April 1993 in a racially motivated attack whilst waiting for a bus in Well Hall Road, Eltham.
Even though the Lawrences knew the identity of their son’s killers, the original investigation had failed to convict those responsible, and their extraordinary campaign for justice led to a public inquiry which branded Metropolitan Police institutionally racist and brought about sweeping changes in the law and police practices and transformed thinking and understanding of racial inequality in the UK.
Yet six years on from the Inquiry no progress had been made into the case. The drama tells the story of the ongoing struggle by Doreen and Neville Lawrence to achieve justice and how a detective, DCI Clive Driscoll – working closely with the Lawrences – puts together an investigation that finally – more than 18 years after his death – secures the convictions of two of the gang who committed the murder of Stephen.

麦奎因原计划为BBC执导一套6集5小时时长的剧集，讲述5个不同的故事，而在后来麦奎因把每个故事都进行了扩充，最终变成了5部电影长片。五部长片在BBC与亚马逊Prime Video播出时间确定：[红树林](11月20日)、[情人的摇滚](11月27日)、[教育](12月4日)、[亚历克斯·惠特尔](12月11日)、[红白蓝](12月18日)。
【小斧子】五部曲讲述了1960年代末至1980年代中期伦敦西印度社区的故事。标题引用了一句非洲谚语：“如果你是大树，我们就是小斧子”，这句谚语因为鲍勃·马利演唱的同名歌曲而广为流传。
[教育]讲述了12岁的金斯利对宇航员和火箭情有独钟，他因为在课堂上捣乱被拉到校长办公室，他发现自己要被送到一所 "特殊需求 "的学校。Kenyah Sandy、塔马拉·劳伦斯主演，麦奎因与西登斯共同编剧。