Mike Bradwell

Bleak Moments

Mike Leigh

Anne Raitt, Sarah Stephenson

Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.

Hard Feelings

Mike Bradwell

Frances Barber, Chris Jury

Brixton in the early 80s. Viv presides over a cheerfully immoral and variously under-employed bunch of ex-Oxford playmates in her parents' gentrified home. But when Jane's boyfriend introduces a discordant note of reality from the streets, Viv plots her retribution. And behind her double-locked doors there are some hard feelings to contend with.

Happy Feet

Mike Bradwell

Phyllis Logan, Marjie Lawrence

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.

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh, Eric Allan

Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

Rat in the Skull

Max Stafford-Clark, Glyn Edwards

Brian Cox, Philip Jackson

In a cell in a London police station, a suspected I.R.A. bomber, Roche, has been detained for questioning. To help them in the interrogation, the London coppers have summoned Nelson, a detective from Northern Ireland's predominantly Protestant police force, the Royal Ulster Constabulary.