Tony Garnett Movies

Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man...

A man on crutches bumps into an old acquaintance who relentlessly bombards him with small talk.

A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

A slow-witted couple decide to start a family.

In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days...

The tale of two women: Sandra, an ambitious but naive Birmingham working girl who moves to London with the hope of securing wealthier patrons, and...

A pair of hoodlums steal a car in which there is a note - a ransom letter - directed to a wealthy man whose daughter has just been kidnapped. The two...

A liberal white man becomes a Muslim to promote racial harmony.

A documentary on the films of Ken Loach. Interviews with cast and crew who worked with Loach over the years. It describe his approach to allowing...

Ken Loach's first production for ITV, shown under the 'Sunday Night Theatre' strand (originally broadcast 18th July 1971). After a Lifetime is...

After a prolonged industrial dispute in the Liverpool Docks, the striking workers reject management demands of a return to work and decide instead to...

A couple of old friends drown their sorrows together while reveling in the naivety of a young newly-wed.

Comedian, actor and ex-English teacher Greg Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper...

As the Nazis grow ever more powerful in Germany, Werner grows up in an aristocratic household, hating his domineering father and making enemies in...

When a boy discovers that both his parents are in prison, he sets out to find them.

Ken Loach's production for Save The Children, withheld from public view until 2011.

A window cleaner fancies a sausage roll, but all is not well in the sausage roll factory.

In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the gang leader.

An improvised character piece, overseen by Les Blair and Tony Garnett set in the everyday life of a group of polytechnic students.

Private investigator Nick Sharman accepts a case which at first seems intriguing, but ends up causing him bitter regret.