Film1982A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe OrtonDocumentary portrait of the life of playwright Joe Orton, who was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell in April 1967.Open details →
Film1975Club HavanaAfter 12 years away, Mrs Jordan’s son arrives in Birmingham from Jamaica. Writer Barry Reckord returns to the theme of an interracial relationship which causes conflict within a Jamaican family. Reconstructed from the surviving unedited studio footage by Simon Coward (Research Manager, Kaleidoscope). An episode of the BBC drama series Second City Firsts.Open details →
Second City FirstsSeries1973Second City FirstsA series of plays from Birmingham by new writers.Open details →
Film★ 5.41986Duet for OneWhen Stephanie, a famous violinist, contracts multiple sclerosis her life begins to fall apart. Her career ends, her husband leaves her for another woman and her favorite pupil leave the country. Unable to bear all this loss, Stephanie attempts suicide.Open details →
Film★ 5.51977The SqueezeAn alcoholic London ex-cop becomes involved in a kidnapping drama and tries to free the daughter of a friend from a brutal gangster mob.Open details →
Series★ 7.01975Days of HopeDays of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926. It was written by Jim Allen, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach.Open details →