Ann Scott

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements, controversies and legacies. Featuring a rich and surprising range of archive extracts and original interviews with many who created the series, including producers Kenith Trodd, Margaret Matheson and Richard Eyre, and directors Mike Leigh, David Hare and Ken Loach.

Three teen girls in a Motown band embark on an emotional ride to hell and back.

Annie, a single mother who is devoted to her son Charlie, starts a relationship with Mack. The problems start when Mack asks Annie and Charlie to move to New York with him.

Бежав из серого туманного Лондона от неудачного брака, красавица Джулия, взяв с собой двух дочерей, отправляется в Марокко на поиски счастья — и любви. 8-летняя Би и 6-летняя Люси наслаждаются полной свободой в красочном Марракеше, а их мать ищет смысл жизни, путешествуя по стране в компании своего нового друга, обаятельного Билала.

The story centers on the life of a bordello in a midwestern prairie town in the 1870s. The whorehouse is run by pragmatic madam Annie Ryan and the film follows the life of several of her girls.

Однажды Лотти Уилкинс открыла свежий номер «Дэйли телеграф» и прочитала вышеупомянутое объявление. У молодой женщины защемило сердце, и она тут же побежала в женский клуб «Соловей», где, вопреки британским традициям, напросилась на знакомство с Роуз Арбутнот. Вдвоем они и отправились по указанному адресу, затем подыскали себе компаньонок и… прекрасным апрельским утром, открыв окно, увидели бирюзовое море и чудный сад. Это был рай!..

The pupils of the Dora Jackson School of Dancing compete in the 1960 Classical Dance Festival in Scarborough. Fifties rock 'n' roll meets classical ballet with the arrival of Dora's ex-boyfriend Clifford and a mysterious ghost.

A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed visit with her own remedies.

Билл – «воскресный» отец, проводит со своим сыном положенный день в неделю и не может смириться с этим. Как-то на вечеринке он знакомится с Роджером, у которого похожая семейная ситуация. Однако бывшая жена Роджера собирается увезти его сына в Австралию. Отцы, заручившись поддержкой юристов и адвокатов, намерены помешать ей. Этот фильм – терзания и размышления, внутренние противоречия героя, так и не определившегося, что же в его жизни значит семья и сын.

As England begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.

Jack is obsessed with nuclear armageddon and takes his wife, Ellen, and their children into a fallout shelter in their garden to wait out the atomic bomb.

Three-day weeks, strikes and the lights going out - the winter of 1973-4 finally spurs Hugh into political action. But is his new-found zeal going to be enough for the unexpected demands the new life makes of him?

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 general election causes a major stir, and some angry farmers occupy a barn.

Colin Pasmore tests his strength against his family ties but finds them stronger than he ever imagined.

The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles to cope with the aftermath and the deficiencies of her post-operative care.

"The voice will make its effect. And it will, undoubtedly, be very touching. But, tell me: after his voice has broken, can you make anything of him then?" After the solo, after the chorus, after the applause?

"You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But you keep cool and bluff your way out. After all, we're all British aren't we?"

Pubs, pigeons, weight-lifting - that's Terry's life, and his wife Glenda feels neglected. But now Terry's best mate, Albert, is on leave from the Merchant Navy, and Albert knows how to treat a lady. 'Fireworks assured,' says the wrestling poster.

Belfast: 'On the hike' from school, her day controlled by the unreal time of the dandelion clock, Suzy embarks on an increasingly desperate search for her absent father.

Olwen lives in a tumbledown farm up in the mountains - a lonely widow, virtually a recluse. Her only human contact is with the occasional shopkeeper and young Rachel, who delivers her papers. For Rachel, her visits to Olwen are half adventure, half honest friendship. But they also mean a time to 'put aside childish things.'