Jimmy Akingbola Handle with Care
Of the nearly half-a-million kids in care, more than 40 per cent are black, yet black foster families are rare, resulting in white families raising children from other ethnic backgrounds. Kate & Koji actor Jimmy Akingbola was one. Aged just two, he was taken from his Nigerian parents and fostered by a white family, the Crowes. Now based in LA, east Londoner Jimmy returns
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home to explore how growing up in care shaped him. This one-off film is personal, profound and uplifting as Jimmy examines how unconditional love is colour-blind. As his foster mum, Gloria, explains so beautifully, ‘A kid’s a kid. Doesn’t matter what colour they are. He was just Jimmy.’ ★★★★★ VW