The Old Oak (2023)

Trainspotting (1996)

Smart, funny, sickly, and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero of our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never...

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

To avoid her Sikh parents' disapproval, soccer-obsessed teenager Jess Bhamra hides the fact she has joined a local female football team, where he...

East is East (1999)

BAFTA-winning comedy-drama with Om Puri, Linda Bassett and Jimi Mistry, which takes a wry look at a Pakistani chip shop owner's efforts to raise his kids...

S03E06: Colourbleed | BBC HD Film Shorts

A young girl's fate is inextricably sealed when she crosses paths with a scheming and enigmatic old woman.

Calendar Girls (2003)

Comedy drama based on the true story of 12 Yorkshire ladies who find a compelling way to raise money for charity: a nude calendar. Stars Helen Mirren a...

Gregory's Girl (1981)

Witty and unsentimental coming-of-age comedy about a boy (John Gordon Sinclair) who falls hopelessly in love with a girl who becomes the new star playe...

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.

S02: Cherries | BBC HD Film Shorts

Starring Alfie Allen, this is a highly original take on teenagers today, their preoccupations and their challenges, set in the possible ne...

S02: Little Dinosaurs | BBC HD Film Shorts

Original animation which uses a tale of two dinosaurs to reflect on issues around how we relate to each other.

S02: Mud Boy | BBC HD Film Shorts

Creative and cinematic drama which explores the imagination of a young girl who needs to believe in an alternative reality.

S02E02: British History Movies | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of the quintessential British film genre - his...

S02E04: Trainspotting | Movie Connections

Danny Boyle, John Hodge, Ewan McGregor and others remember the making of 1996 smash hit Trainspotting.

S03E03: The Ride | BBC HD Film Shorts

After accepting a lift on his way back to university, a student is horrified when the driver commits a heinous act. In shock, he become...

Bhaji On The Beach (1994)

A day trip to Blackpool to see the lights, a harmless break from the routine for a mini-bus full of women from the Asian's Women's Centre. It all s...

Buster (1988)

Lively biopic telling the story of Great Train Robber Buster Edwards, a small-timer who fell in with more ambitious thieves. After the gang robs a London to Gl...

Cathy Come Home | The Wednesday Play

Landmark 1960s TV play about a young couple and their children who are cruelly overtaken by events which lead them into an unrelenting t...

Episode 1 | Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

David Puttnam presents the first of two programs celebrating the 75th anniversary of Elstree, once home to six separate film studios...

Episode 2 | Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

David Puttnam presents the second of two programs celebrating the 75th anniversary of Elstree, once home to six separate film studio...

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

If (1968) | Cast and Crew

With its portrayal of youthful rebellion in an English public school, Lindsay Anderson's controversial film "If" helped push the boundaries of Brit...