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TV & Movies Actor Naomi Ackie appears as a child psychologist in the last film of the Steve McQueen anthology. Education, the last in the acclaimed Small Axe series, airs on BBC One on Sunday, Dec 13. Set in London’s Haringey during the 70s, the latest film sees a 12-year-old schoolboy placed in a « special needs » school after he’s disruptive in class. Noticing an « unofficial segregation policy » at play, a group of Caribbean women « take matters into their own hands. » Directed by Steve McQueen, the film stars many new and established British talents, yet who plays Hazel in Small Axe: Education? Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker actor Naomi Ackie stars as Hazel, a child psychologist who offers insight about the « rigged » school system. As explained in a BBC statement, a « large number of West Indian children » were sent to « educationally subnormal schools” due to a discriminatory IQ test.
