Movies

Comedian, actor and ex-English teacher Greg Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper...

In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days...

A documentary on the films of Ken Loach. Interviews with cast and crew who worked with Loach over the years. It describe his approach to allowing...

A decade on, Egg, Milly, Warren, Anna and Miles meet again at Ferdy's funeral. Egg is a writer, Milly a mum, Anna's still a lawyer, while Warren and...

The workers of Milton Colliery prepare for a royal visit from Prince Charles.

After a prolonged industrial dispute in the Liverpool Docks, the striking workers reject management demands of a return to work and decide instead to...

Kate, a young girl under psychiatric examination, suffers from a lack of confidence, self-esteem and self-control – telling of the “bad...

The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.

A couple of old friends drown their sorrows together while reveling in the naivety of a young newly-wed.

A slow-witted couple decide to start a family.

Private investigator Nick Sharman accepts a case which at first seems intriguing, but ends up causing him bitter regret.

A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.

When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with ‘Black Jack’, a villainous ruffian, adventure and mishap are never far away. As the two...

The Lump is an uncompromising exploration of exploitation and resistance within the building trade.

The tale of two women: Sandra, an ambitious but naive Birmingham working girl who moves to London with the hope of securing wealthier patrons, and...

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements,...

The obsessive supporters of Everton FC forsake wives, families and God to follow their beloved team. Meanwhile, the club and its players try to live...

In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the gang leader.

As the Nazis grow ever more powerful in Germany, Werner grows up in an aristocratic household, hating his domineering father and making enemies in...

The life and passions of a speaker at Hyde Park Corner.