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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

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

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