Tony Garnett

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 training a kestrel as an escape from his troubled home and school life. In this documentary, Greg goes in search of the book's enduring appeal, travelling to Barnsley, where the book was set and where Ken Loach's famous adaptation, Kes, was filmed.

This unique interactive film puts you on set with Ken Loach in production on his latest film, I, Daniel Blake. Throwing us into life on location and during pre-production, it enables you to change the course of your viewing experience by selecting inserts in which Loach and some of his key collaborators – past and present – give fascinating insights into his creative practices. (The version released on the Criterion Collection edition is only 38 minutes and doesn't include the interactive parts with interviews and illustrative scenes from previous Loach films.)

Ken Loach, el maestro del cine social, ganador de la Palma de oro 2016 en Cannes por 'Yo, Daniel Blake', queda reflejado en este documental a través de su cine, con comentarios de colegas, amigos y familia.

A documentary on the making of Kes, produced by the Criterion Collection.

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 actors a wide range of freedom.

Basado en hechos reales, un submarino estadounidense choca contra un submarino soviético en la costa de América y se produce un enfrentamiento que podría conducir a la aniquilación total.

Jamie Gangel mantiene una tensa relación con su madre, Sandra, debido a su absentismo escolar, Leah se refugia en la música tras ser expulsada del instituto y Ste convive con la violencia doméstica a diario. Las vidas de estos tres jóvenes se entrelazan cuando Ste, harto de su familia, se larga de casa. Durante la ausencia de su madre, que pasa más tiempo en el trabajo, o junto a su nuevo novio Tony, que en casa, Jamie invita a Ste a pasar la noche con él. Es entonces cuando la atracción entre ambos se desata, lo que les llevará a lidiar con sus sentimientos y el despertar de su homosexualidad.

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

En plena II Guerra Mundial, el científico Robert Oppenheimer se convierte en el jefe del Proyecto Manhattan, una serie de experimentos militares para construir la primera bomba atómica de la historia, antes de que lo hagan los alemanes. El general Leslie Groves será el encargado de supervisar el trabajo.

Unos extraterrestres aterrizan en la piscina del jardín de Valerie Dale, una mujer que trabaja en un salón de belleza en el Valle de San Fernando (California). A pesar de que su novio Ted no es muy aficionado al sexo, ella está a punto de casarse con él, pero sus planes de boda se enfriarán cuando uno de los alienígenas empiece a interesarse por ella.

Oscar, Bert, Ernie, el monstruo de las galletas y otros miembros de la pandilla del Barrio Sésamo se unen a Big Bird en una aventura. Con estrellas invitadas Chevy Chase, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty, y Waylon Jennings.

Shortly after moving to Dallas, a young woman is raped at gunpoint. Her intense anger drives her to seek revenge, and she becomes a hunter on a vengeance mission.

Shortly after moving to Dallas, a young woman is raped at gunpoint. Her intense anger drives her to seek revenge, and she becomes a hunter on a vengeance mission.

Shortly after moving to Dallas, a young woman is raped at gunpoint. Her intense anger drives her to seek revenge, and she becomes a hunter on a vengeance mission.

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

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

A boy goes to see his probation officer.

A man relentlessly bombards another man with small talk, while the other man tries to fend for himself while using crutches.

A slow-witted couple decide to start a family.

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 Louise, her social worker friend, who is fighting to change the antiquated and hypocritical prostitution laws. As both strive to achieve their goals, a cold dose of reality dashes their hopes, and the built-in biases against women in society are unmasked.

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 Louise, her social worker friend, who is fighting to change the antiquated and hypocritical prostitution laws. As both strive to achieve their goals, a cold dose of reality dashes their hopes, and the built-in biases against women in society are unmasked.

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 Louise, her social worker friend, who is fighting to change the antiquated and hypocritical prostitution laws. As both strive to achieve their goals, a cold dose of reality dashes their hopes, and the built-in biases against women in society are unmasked.

Hacia 1750, en Yorkshire, un chico debe hacerse cargo del cuerpo ahorcado de un vagabundo francés conocido como Jack Black, pero éste, aún con vida, lo secuestra. Así comienza un picaresco viaje de aprendizaje al que se sumará una niña huida del manicomio.

Four-part drama serial about the British juicidal system, dealing with an investigation presented from the perspectives of the police force, the criminal, the solicitor and the prison system.

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 to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.

A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.

The workers of Milton Colliery prepare for a royal visit from Prince Charles.

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

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

Young Socialists from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea march to London and discuss their economic struggles en route. Supporting them are Ken Loach, Corin Redgrave, Arnold Wesker and other leading cultural figures of the left of British politics. The march is intercut with scenes dramatising parallel injustices in the English Civil War era and earlier - featuring Frances de la Tour in queenly mode as Elizabeth I. The film's unconventional structure also features frequent extracts of the rousing pop concert, with the band Slade, which culminated the epic march.

Janice está embarazada, y sus padres, con la excusa de que no está preparada para ser madre, la presionan para que aborte. Tal decisión no hará más que agravar sus problemas psíquicos hasta tal punto que acabará internada en un centro de salud mental. Allí se somete, en primer lugar, a una terapia de grupo, que será pronto suspendida por la burocracia hospitalaria, por lo que se le aplicará un tratamiento más tradicional, a base de fármacos y electroshock. Los reproches de sus padres durante las visitas contribuyen a empeorar su situación.

Ken Loach's first production for ITV, shown under the 'Sunday Night Theatre' strand (originally broadcast 18th July 1971). After a Lifetime is something of a neglected, social realist masterpiece that focuses on two brothers, brought together by the death of their father, reflecting on his life of militancy and political activism. At the time critic Nancy Banks Smith called it ‘brilliantly funny, and moving with a sort of subterranean rage’. Smith himself plays the older brother with a brilliant, raw emotion.

A psychedelic documentary of the body electric, with music by Pink Floyd. The film was directed and produced by Roy Battersby. The film's narrators, Frank Finlay and Vanessa Redgrave, provide commentary that combines the knowledge of human biologists and anatomical experts. The film's soundtrack, Music from the Body, was composed by Ron Geesin and Roger Waters.

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

Billy Casper (David Bradley) es un muchacho de aspecto triste que vive en un pequeño pueblo minero de condado de Yorkshire. No va bien en la escuela y comete pequeños hurtos que le reportan algo de dinero. Un buen día, encuentra un pequeño halcón y, lleno de entusiasmo, decide cuidarlo hasta que consiga volar.

Billy Casper (David Bradley) es un muchacho de aspecto triste que vive en un pequeño pueblo minero de condado de Yorkshire. No va bien en la escuela y comete pequeños hurtos que le reportan algo de dinero. Un buen día, encuentra un pequeño halcón y, lleno de entusiasmo, decide cuidarlo hasta que consiga volar.

Respondiendo a los planes de mecanizar los puertos, que amenazan sus puestos de trabajo, los obreros portuarios se declaran en huelga. Como sus familias batallan contra la pobreza, los trabajadores presienten que las posibilidades se vuelven contra ellos. ¿Pero hay otra manera? Un ex líder sindical, Jack Regan, propone que los obreros ocupen los puertos y los gestionen ellos mismos: una decisión que el Estado no puede permitir que tenga éxito... "The Big Flame" fue la segunda obra del escritor Jim Allen en "The Wednesday Play" (después de "The Lump") , y su primera con Ken Loach, quien la consideraría "su guión definitivo". La BBC postergó dos veces su estreno, pero eventualmente fue propalada con una reacción predecible: el "Daily Mail" la catalogó como "una pieza marxista presentada como un sermón", mientras una nueva organización socialista revolucionaria adoptaba su nombre.

The obsessive supporters of Everton FC forsake wives, families and God to follow their beloved team. Meanwhile, the club and its players try to live up to their expectations.

A reluctant teenager accompanies his family on a day out to a local beauty spot.

Kate, a young girl under psychiatric examination, suffers from a lack of confidence, self-esteem and self-control – telling of the “bad Kate” who commits immoral acts. Could the hypocrisy, selfishness and weakness of those around her have led to this state of mind or can Kate simply be diagnosed and dismissed as a schizophrenic?

The Lump is an uncompromising exploration of exploitation and resistance within the building trade.

La obra cuenta la historia de una joven pareja, Cathy (Carol White) y Reg (Ray Brooks). Al principio su relación florece, tienen un hijo y se mudan a una casa nueva. Pero, cuando Reg se lesiona y pierde su trabajo, son expulsadas por los oficiales de justicia, y se enfrentan a una vida de pobreza y desempleo.

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 from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which apall him.

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 gangsters stole the abductor's car and when they find the note, they decide to take advantage of the situation and collect the money.

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

A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.