Production
A young man on a council estate becomes suspicious of his mother's employer and, with help from a friend and an Inland Revenue investigator, starts a tax fraud investigation, using the nickname 'Ghostbusters' ror their undercover work.
British anthology series of ghost stories.
A child chess prodigy from Liverpool plays the Russian world champion, at a time of crisis in both their lives.
What is the secret of Joey and Spansky's success at the races?
Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.
Jane, an English journalist goes to Israel to write on the Palestinian situation and meets and falls in love with an Israeli professor of English. As their love affair develops, they realize they have opposing views on Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.
The story of an ambitious schoolboy, Gary Worrall (played by Christien Anholt), who sets out to make £1M during his half term school break! He is aided and abetted in this adventure by his school mate Brian Thurrock (Paul Reynolds). All goes smoothly until he meets the beautiful Lisa (Jayne Ashbourne) and he realises that life in the 'real' world is much more complicated than the theory in the classroom!
Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.
Martin, an ex-public school boy, takes a room above a greengrocer's shop and starts working in the shop. Despite Martin's diligent and successful efforts to save and improve the business, he constantly comes into conflict with Terry, the greengrocer's son, who it turns out is longing to get away from the shop.
A dysfunctional couple remember a better time.
Linda is out on her hen night while her fiance Dave is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married. Both groups end up at the same club, only to discover that its band is fronted by her ex-boyfriend - and the love of her life - Peter. Linda has to decide: does she stay and settle down with Dave, like her friends want her to, or does she chuck it all in and run away with Peter?
Written by Willy Russell, Break In tells the story of three boys who break in to their school during the holidays to retrieve a confiscated football.
Two brothers who have not seen each other for years take a boating holiday, during which they come across a mysterious young woman.
Young, handsome and alone in London at the start of a great career. But will Sunil's luck hold out against the seductions of pretty girls, the wiles of con-men and a hundred temptations of the great city?
Sharm's dog attacks a hostile neighbour, and has to make a decision for which he has no guide lines.
Written by Willy Russell, Lies tells the story of a young lad, blessed with enterprise and a dream of living in Cornwall, trying to make something of himself. But, finding himself constantly let down by adults, can he realise that dream?
A view of the inhabitants of a derelict road in Manchester, unsatisfied with their lives and routines. A young man locks himself away from the world. An older woman flirts with a soldier on leave. Two men invite two girls into an empty house.
Transmitted as part of BBC Schools series Scene, 8 March 1973. Actor improvisations around the theme of gambling devised by Mike Leigh.
Who has bought the house which is the home for a dozen flat dwellers? When the heating fails and a flat is violently repossessed, things begin to look hopeless. But the tenants begin to fight back...
Brian idolises his older brother Steve, who has left school and joined the army. The two brothers go for an evening out and end up in a local coffee shop, where Steve's faults become painfully obvious to Brian
