S1E07: Brassed Off | Movie Connections

Duration: 38'53''

Synopsis

Pete Postlethwaite, Stephen Tompkinson, Melanie Hill, Philip Jackson, and Peter Martin join the director in recalling Brassed Off's journey from script to screen.

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