This series follows a Barbadian ex-policeman navigating life in early 1960s Britain, seeking a new beginning in the 'mother country'. He encounters a cold reception and the harsh realities of prejudice, challenging the idealized vision of opportunity. The narratives delve into themes of cultural displacement, identity, and the struggle for belonging against a backdrop of post-war societal shifts.
Bristol in the early 1960s: Joseph Tremaine Ellington is a Barbadian expoliceman who, like many of his generation in the West Indies, has come to the UK to make a new life in the mother country. But the land of opportunity is not all it is cut out to be. It is not just the weather that is cold: so is the welcome.
Struggling to make ends meet, private detective Joseph Tremaine Ellington sees a way to make some easy cash when approached by Ida Stephens, the administrator of a local orphanage. She offers him GBP500 to locate a disgraced Jamaican GP, Dr Ronald Fowler.
1967, Bristol. Life is tough for JT Ellington, ex-cop and reluctant private eye. He's still trading in favours, helping those scared of the police or trying to stay one step ahead of the law.