Sitting in Limbo (2020 film)

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
Written by	Stephen S. Thompson
Directed by	Stella Corradi
Starring	Patrick Robinson Nadine Marshall Pippa Bennett-Warner Jay Simpson Sarah Woodward
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Running time	86 minutes
Release
Original release	8 June 2020 (2020-06-08) (BBC One)

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^[update], 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.

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.

External links

• Sitting in Limbo and Sitting in Limbo Pre-Watershed Version at BBC iPlayer
• 'They don't tell you why': threatened with removal after 52 years in the UK, article in The Guardian by Amelia Gentleman
• Sitting in Limbo at IMDb