Hector
Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food. The story follows his journey south from Scotland on his annual pilgrimage to a temporary Christmas shelter in London where he finds comfort, friendship and warmth. Over the course of his Homeric journey, Hector decides to reconnect with his long estranged past. As his previous life catches up with him, the story of how he came to be leading a marginal life begins to emerge.
Dolapo Is Fine
Ready to leave her UK boarding school and enter the working world, a young Black woman faces pressure to change her name and natural hairstyle.
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
This is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Edinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years.
Women Talking Dirty
A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist.
Mirrormask
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
Typist Artist Pirate King
In a last-ditch mission to get recognition for her talent, Audrey Amiss (Monica Dolan) persuades her psychiatric nurse, Sandra Panza (Kelly Macdonald) to take her on a road trip back to where her story began – but with so many deviations along the way, will they ever make it?
A Grand Romantic Gesture
Ava loses her job due to cutbacks. Her husband and pregnant daughter encourage her to take up gourmet cooking and prepare for life as a grandmother. Instead she signs up for a drama class where she is cast as Juliet – and finds herself falling in love with her Romeo.
Croupier
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.
My Policeman
In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.
LX 2048
In the near future, the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the virtual realm. Against this dystopian backdrop, a dying man seeks to ensure the future well-being of his family, while coping with what it means to be human in this new reality.
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Jake Gavin
Director
Stephen Tompkinson
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Derek
Gina McKee
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Lizzie
Ewan Stewart
as
Peter
Sharon Rooney
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Young Mother
Ronald Pickup
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Cecil Johnson
Sean Pertwee
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Duncan Smithie
Ron Donachie
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Laurie
Helena Bonham Carter
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Cora
Freddie Highmore
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Sam
James Nesbitt
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Stanley
Stephen Fry
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Librarian
Rob Brydon
as
Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
Monica Dolan
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Audrey Amiss
Christine Bottomley
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Joan
Kelly Macdonald
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Sandra Panza
Rob Stewart
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Matthew
Linda Kash
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Ros
Douglas Hodge
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Simon
Rhona Mitra
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Girl with Joint
Clive Owen
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Jack Manfred
Alex Kingston
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Jani de Villiers
Freya Mavor
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Julia
Jack Bandeira
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Leonard
Emma Corrin
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Younger Marion
Delroy Lindo
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Donald Stein
Juliet Aubrey
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Dr. Maple
Jay Hayden
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State Clerk
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