In 2001, Logan was awarded the MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001 for helping institute anti-racist policies within the police force.
Thus, viewers will likely see Leroy Logan’s struggles to introduce changes, as opposed to seeing all the fruits of his labor.
He put in 30 years on the job, retiring in 2013 as a Superintendent, but is still very much staying in the fight for equality.
Small Axe’s extended five episodes will focus on London’s West Indian community and its African-Caribbean population, and the social struggles that occurred from the 1960s through the 1980s.