A Sense Of Freedom
Peter McDougall's (Just Another Saturday Just A Boys Game) first televised script for the acclaimed BBC Play for Today series in 1972. Based on fact the story is of Alison who unexpectedly falls pregnant to Alex (David Hayman's first TV role). The couple decide to marry and break the news to their parents - an uncomfortable meeting and slightly acrimonious wedding follow exploring the sectarian divide of that era. A witty bleak and audacious tale which caused uproar after the original broadcast but was also proclaimed as the most exciting writing debut since John Osborne's Look Back in Anger. Another early triumph for Peter McDougall
The Near Room is a psychological thriller that exposes the seedy innercity world of lost children drugs pimps and prostitutes. Charlie Colquhoun is a burnt out journalist who meets Harris Hill - his ex-school friend who is now a solicitor with an unblemished reputation of justice for all. After 17 years they are reunited by one name - Tommy Stirling. Tommy is Charlie's daughter the fostered child of a teenage pregnancy who is linked to an alleged child pornography scandal with
Rikki Fulton and the Scotch and Wry team are back with another selection of sketches from the Television series.
A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids.
THREE BUSINESSMEN:; Two lone businessmen, Bennie (Miguel Sandoval) and Frank (Alex Cox) find themselves alone one night in the dining room, of a large Victorian hotel in Liverpool, England. Abandoned by the staff of the wierd dining room, they tentatively join forces and go in search of food, in a city neither of them knows. But restaurant after restaurant fails them.; ; Without realising their destination, Bennie and Frank travel halfway around the planet, via public transport. Prattling abo.
Based on the autobiography of former criminal Jimmy Boyle 1979's A Sense Of Freedom was one of the most controversial and influential dramas of its time. Directed by John Mackenzie (The Long Good Friday) and featuring the camerawork of Oscar-winning cinematographer Chris Menges (The Mission; The Killing Fields) it was justifiably hailed by critics and the public alike for its unflinching depiction of prison life and criminal rehabilitation. A Sense Of Freedom tells the moving and ultimately uplifting story of Jimmy Boyle. Born and bred on the tough streets of Glasgow's notorious Gorbals area Boyle followed in his criminal father's footsteps to become one of the city's most well-known and most violent racketeering hardmen. His life of crime came to a sudden end in the late 1960s when he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a rival gangster. Incarcerated in the controversial special rehabilitation unit of Glasgow's infamous Barlinnie Prison Boyle discovers the meaning of rough justice when full of rage and hostility he attempts to take on the prison system and the authority of the wardens in the only way he knows how. Slowly and painfully he comes to realise there is more to life than violence and crime as he begins the long process of turning his life around. An extremely powerful film A Sense Of Freedom perfectly illustrates the futility and severe brutality of life behind bars. It is also a deeply moving testament to the strength of the human spirit and a reminder that in life it is never too late to change for the better. Starring David Hayman (Trial And Retribution) and Fulton Mackay (Porridge) the film features original music by legendary blues artists Frankie Miller and Rory Gallagher.
When Lady' Sandra Abbott (Imelda Staunton) discovers that her husband of forty years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge with her estranged, older sister Bif (Celia Imrie). The two could not be more different - Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to her community dance class, where gradually she starts finding her feet... and romance. In this hilarious and heart-warming modern comedy, a colourful group of defiant and energetic baby boomers' show Sandra that retirement is only the beginning, and that divorce might just give her a whole new lease of life - and love.
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