Skip to main content

The Long Song on Masterpiece

Email share

This three-part miniseries based on Andrea Levy’s award-winning novel about the end of slavery in Jamaica follows July (Tamara Lawrance, King Charles III), an indomitable, young slave who works on a sugarcane plantation with her detestable mistress, Caroline Mortimer (Hayley Atwell, The Avengers). Their lives change with the arrival of the charming new overseer, Robert Goodwin (Jack Lowden, Dunkirk) who sets out to improve the plantation for both the slaves and the mistress.

Stream online below or on the PBS Video App with Nine PBS Passport, a member benefit that provides you with extended access to an on-demand library of quality public television programming. Learn more about Nine PBS Passport.

Episode Guide

Episode 1 - 1/31/2021
In early 1800s Jamaica, Caroline adopts the child slave July as her maid. July grows up to witness the radical transformation of her world.

Episode 2 - 2/7/2021
The handsome overseer arrives, sparking a bitter rivalry between July and her mistress. The field hands rebel against Robert’s work demands.

Episode 3 - 2/14/2021
Robert’s sanity starts to unravel, with devasting effects on July. Years later, she makes a remarkable discovery.