JAMAICAN-born Derby residents and those who emigrated to the UK will tonight feature in a current affairs show celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence.
The programme will be fronted by former BBC weatherman and EastEnders actor Des Coleman, whose parents came to the UK from Jamaica after the Second World War.
Des, who was born in Derby, will retrace his steps through his childhood and focus on his parents' struggle to integrate into British society.
Thousands of migrants from Jamaica came to the UK after the Second World War to fill Britain's chronic labour shortage.
A celebrated group of 492 Jamaicans pioneered the trail when, on June 22, 1948, they arrived at Tilbury aboard the ex-troopship SS Empire Windrush.
George Mighty, chairman of the Derby West Indian Community Association, will also feature in the programme and visit the places he lived and worked in when he came to the UK in 1961.
The 76-year-old, who worked as a maintenance engineer with the gas board, when he first arrived in the UK, said: "I have visited the places that I frequented when I first came to this country. It was a trip down memory lane and a lot of fun to go back there."
"We weren't allowed into the house where I lived because, obviously, there are other people living their now, but we stood right outside it.
"It was surreal going back and great to see it again. It brought back memories."
Despite Jamaicans bearing a British passport and the UK needing their help, the welcome they received was often less than warm, with racism and hostility commonplace.
According to Mr Mighty, from Mackworth, there are around 8,000 people in Derby from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent. He is also one of the founders of Derby's Caribbean Carnival, which began in 1976.
Mr Mighty said: "People of Jamaican descent are very important to the community and make Derby a diverse place to live. It's important the history of our country is remembered and that the culture is passed down to the next generations.
"Having independence for only 50 years is a short amount of time in the grand scheme of things and it's important that this is remembered too and milestones are celebrated.
"Hopefully the film will show people in the East Midlands that there are many people in the region of Jamaican descent and give them an insight into what some of them – or members of their families – went through to settle in the UK."
Inside Out is on tonight on BBC1 at 7.30pm.
