Ahead of Windrush Day: Hero: The Extraordinary Life of Mr Ulric Cross comes to BBC Two on June 21. Directed by Frances-Anne Solomon the story of Ulric Cross, tells the story of the decorated war hero who left his small island home of Trinidad in 1941 to join the war effort and became the RAF’s most decorated West Indian airman of the Second World War.
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His life took a dramatically different course when he followed the pan-African and independence movements sweeping the world in the 50s and 60s- becoming one of the Caribbean professionals who helped to liberate Africa from colonialism.
Watch the film next Wednesday: 23:45pm June 21st.
Credits
Ulric Cross Nickolai Salcedo
Anthony ‘Pony’ Macfarlane Peter Williams
CLR James Joseph Marcell
PK Asante John Dumelo
Nicola Cross Jessica B Hill
Ann Cross Pippa Nixon
Director Frances-Anne Solomon
Writer Jamie Gaetz
Writer Tony Hall
Writer Christopher Laird
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