Sitting in Limbo
Written byStephen S. Thompson
Directed byStella Corradi
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time86 minutes
Original release
Release
  • 8 June 2020 (2020-06-08) (BBC One)

Sitting in Limbo is a 2020 feature-length factual television drama about the Windrush scandal.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Sitting in Limbo was written by Bryan's half-brother, novelist Stephen S. Thompson,[5][6] and stars Patrick Robinson,[7] Nadine Marshall, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Jay Simpson and Sarah Woodward.[8] The film was broadcast on 8 June 2020 on BBC One.[9]

Jimmy Cliff's song "Sitting in Limbo", from his 1971 album Another Cycle, played over the closing credits.[citation needed]

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.[10]

The programme won the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards.[11]

References

  1. ^ Brinkhurst-Cuff, Charlie (9 June 2020). "BBC One's intimate and important Windrush scandal drama Sitting in Limbo couldn't have been more timely". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ O'Grady, Sean (8 June 2020). "Sitting in Limbo, review: True story about Britain's brutal bureaucracy is harrowing to watch". The Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ Gentleman, Amelia (12 June 2020). "The Windrush generation deserves justice – not video chats with the home secretary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ Finnis, Alex (8 June 2020). "Sitting in Limbo cast: who stars with Patrick Robinson in the true story Windrush drama, and what time it's on BBC One". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ^ Moss, Stephen (15 June 2020). "'Sometimes you have to take liberties': the TV dramas ripped from the headlines". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ^ "Telling my brother's Windrush scandal story". BBC News. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. ^ Ferguson, Euan (14 June 2020). "The week in TV: I May Destroy You; Sitting in Limbo; Staged; McMillions; Das Boot". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  8. ^ Craig, David (8 June 2020). "Meet the cast of BBC One Windrush drama Sitting in Limbo". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. ^ Carr, Flora (8 June 2020). "When is the BBC's Windrush scandal drama Sitting in Limbo on TV?". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Sitting in Limbo (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ "BAFTA TV 2021: The Winners and Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards". BAFTA. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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