1. Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller
Aired: Jul 28, 2007A seven part series, "The Story of the British Thriller" includes a short sec...
British Film Forever
Season 1 Episode 3: Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism
There was a revolution in British film at the end of the 1950s: working people and the realities of their everyday lives started to appear on the big screen. Hardship, Humour and Heroes traces the evolution from Billy Liar to Billy Elliot via Saturday Night Sunday Morning, Kes and Trainspotting. Featuring original interviews with Ewan McGregor, Jamie Bell, Rita Tushingham, Malcom McDowell, Phil Daniels, Danny Boyle and Johnny Vegas - as well as the directors who have shaped the genre: Ken L...
