The new Channel 4 series goes behind the sun, sea and sand image to reveal what the island is really like.
James said: “Before there was Millie Black, there was Detective Inspector Shirley Dillon-James, blazing a trail where there was none, and making her name by reading clues, not about what happened, but what was going to happen.
He added: “The Jamaica we immerse ourselves in across this series is not sand, sea and sex, but a bolder, darker version of the country never seen on screen.
“A dark as night noir set in Jamaican technicolour.”
She is partnered with detective Curtis to solve local cases, but their lives are up-ended when one of their investigations crosses paths with another that brought Scotland Yard detective Luke Holborn to Kingston.
James said: “I want people to have a more complicated view of what Jamaica is. It is certainly more than sun and sand and sea. There is a dark undercurrent, but at the same time, the forces of good are also Jamaican.”
Who is in the cast of Get Millie Black?
Tamara Lawrance as Millie-Jean Black (Photo: Fernandez Hevia/Channel 4/HBO)
Describing her character, she said: “Millie Black is irreverent, belligerent, hawk-eyed and driven by her heart for justice. She doesn’t mince words and is not remotely interested in being palatable. She tows the line between loneliness and independence. She’s a detective, a sister, a friend – but in that order.”
Joe Dempsie
Joe Dempsie as Luke Holborn (Photo: Des Willie/Channel 4/HBO)Joe Dempsie plays detective Luke Holborn, who has come from Scotland Yard to Jamaica.
“But as that seemingly simple mission begins to spiral out of control, the truth of Holborn’s intentions is revealed as far more sinister.”
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Curtis, a detective in the Jamaican police (Photo: Des Willie/Channel 4/HBO)
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr plays Jamaican police force detective Curtis. Describing his character, he said: “Curtis is a detective in the Jamaican Police force and works as a duo with Millie.
The British actor is best known for playing Vitus in Britannia. He has also played Taramyn Barcona in Andor and DR Robert Thomas in A Spy Among Friends.
Chyna McQueen
Chyna McQueen is Hibiscus in Get Millie Black (Photo: Channel 4/HBO)Jamaican transgender model and actress McQueen comes from St James, Montego Bay. but is now based in New York. The cast also includes:
Christopher Daley as Lance Stennet (One Love, Kingston Paradise) Shernet Swearine as Janet Fenton (Black Cake) Nestor Aaron Absera as Corsica (Bob Marley: One Love, Rushlights) Belinda Reid as Superintendent Barracat (Locked Up Abroad, It’s A Date) Peter John Thwaites as Freddie Somerville Jomo Dixon as Daniel (True Colours) Anjli Mohindra as Meera Thakur (Fear, Bodyguard, Vigil, The Lazarus Project) Derrick Levy as Richie (Bob Marley: One Love) Paul Issa as Leddick Somerville (Heaven Wants Out, Royal Palm Estate)Read Next
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Most of the filming took place in Jamaica’s capital Kingston, and on plantations in the surrounding countryside, with some beach scenes thrown in.
“I’d never been, and before reading Marlon’s scripts I definitely held the same preconceptions as many other people – of Jamaica as a holiday destination – but part of what makes the show unique is that the action takes place in Kingston.
Filming took place in Jamaica and London (Photo: Des Willie/Channel 4/HBO)Jamaican capital Kingston formed the backdrop for much of the series (Photo: Channel 4/HBO)
When is it on and how many episodes are there?
Get Millie Black debuted on Channel 4 on Wednesday 5 March at 9pm, with a second episode being shown at the same time tonight, Thursday 6 March. The remaining episodes will be aired on Wednesday 12, Thursday 13 and Wednesday 19 March.
There are five instalments of the series and all of them available to download on Channel4.com. The series first premiered on HBO in November last year.
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