D. H. Lawrence

Documentary exploring the life and work of the novelist, poet, social critic and self-proclaimed 'outsider', who was often persecuted for his explicit subject matter

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Friends and contemporaries of the great English writer recall remarkable episodes from his life and times.

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Locked in the grasp of his mother's envy, Paul discovers a secret ability that could help cure his mother and restore her devotion to him. When riding the rocking horse in the attic, Paul discovers he can predict the outcome of future horse races. However, his visions aren't always reliable, and if he isn't careful, can come to haunt him more than help.

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In Paul's family, there is always talk about needing more money. The tension in the household over lack of funds weighs heavily on Paul's young mind. After Paul's uncle cracks a joke about "filthy lucker", he becomes obsessed with finding luck, so that his family will have the money they need. His luck at the race track begins to improve, but the cost may be higher than anyone knows. Nominated for a BAFTA award in 1983.

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Nigel Rhodes plays a boy who, while riding his wooden rocking horse, can predict which horse will win at the race.

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Mrs. Holroyd is married to a loutish miner, who drinks, patronizes prostitutes, and apparently brutalizes her. When a gentlemanly neighbor makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her husband dead. Sooner than she hoped, her wish comes true—when her husband dies in a mining accident. When Charles Holroyd's body is brought home from the mine, and his wife and mother must wash him and lay him out for his funeral, we see for the first time the other side of the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Holroyd—now, when it's too late.

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