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Trainspotting
Trainspotting
The blackly comic tale of a motley crew of Edinburgh heroin addicts and Mark Renton's escape to (hopefully) a better life was the funniest, bleakest British film of the 1990s.
Film4 - Sat 27 Oct at 22:50

Some Voices
Some Voices
Outstanding cerebral London-based drama about a schizophrenic dealing with life in the community - and the community dealing with him - on his discharge from psychiatric hospital.
Film4 - Sat 27 Oct at 01:00
Followed by short films Wasp and A Changed Man.

Rita, Sue And Bob Too
Rita, Sue And Bob Too
A funny and life enhancing comedy from Alan Clarke set against a background of deprivation.
Film4 - Sun 28 Oct at 22:55

P'Tang Yang Kipperbang
P'Tang Yang Kipperbang
BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 co-production by the director of The World Is Not Enough. A mid-century classroom drama, it follows a young boy's attempts to curry favour with the school babe.
Film4 - Sun 28 Oct at 00:55
Followed by short films Love Me Or Leave Me Alone and Strange Little Girls.

My Beautiful Laundrette
Stephen Frears' witty, intelligent look at multi-ethnic life in Thatcher's Britain. A great piece of 1980s cinema, which launched the career of Daniel Day-Lewis.
Film4 - Mon 29 Oct at 23:20

The Ploughman's Lunch
The Ploughman's Lunch
Ian McEwan's first feature screenplay is a clinical analysis of media corruption in early 1980s England. Jonathan Pryce is the amoral journalist whose ambition knows no limits.
Film4 - Mon 29 Oct at 01:40
Followed by short films Honeymoon and Social Call.

The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book
Starring Ewan MacGregor, this is both esoteric, arthouse filmmaking and torrid, lurid melodrama; full of passion, jealousy and revenge.
Film4 - Tue 30 Oct at 23:05

Bodysong
Bodysong
A journey through the human body, taking in the grotesque and the beautiful.
Film4 - Tue 30 Oct at 02:00
Followed by short films Hello Panda and Dogs Mercury.

Secrets And Lies
Secrets And Lies
Mike Leigh's superb comedy-drama of family relationships. Heart-rending, bitter and delightful by turn.
Film4 - Wed 31 Oct at 23:00

My Name Is Joe
My Name Is Joe
Gritty realism and gallows humour from director Ken Loach. A stirring social commentary and a moving drama.
Film4 - Wed 31 Oct at 02:00
Followed by short film Short And Curlies.

Dead Man's Shoes
Dead Man's Shoes
Shane Meadows delivers a dark tale of violence and retribution, starring Paddy Considine.
Film4 - Thu 01 Nov at 22:50

The Warrior
The Warrior
An understated parable about a warrior's quest for redemption after renouncing violence, stunningly filmed in the deserts of Rajasthan and the mountains of northern India.
Film4 - Thu 01 Nov at 00:45
Followed by short films The Bypass and Get The Picture.

Sexy Beast
Sexy Beast
Ex-criminal Ray Winstone's idyllic retirement is disrupted when Ben Kingsley asks, nay demands, that he do one more job.
Film4 - Fri 02 Nov at 23:25

The Low Down
The Low Down
A fresh, distinctive and award winning British film about twentysomething Londoners growing up and apart.
Film4 - Fri 02 Nov at 01:30
Followed by short films Six Shooter and Perfect.

The Crying Game
The Crying Game
Sexual politics collide head on with actual politics in Neil Jordan's controversial Oscar winner, an IRA thriller-cum-love story with a plot bizarre enough to make studio executives spew blood.
Film4 - Sat 03 Nov at 23:05

Croupier
Croupier
A taut, enigmatic gambling drama. Get Carter director Mike Hodges and screenwriter Paul Mayersberg have fashioned an absorbing and atmospheric narrative, filled with intriguing characters.
Film4 - Sat 03 Nov at 01:25
Followed by short films The Guides and Monsters.

Mischief Night
Mischief Night
Racial and sexual tensions simmer in this Leeds-set comedy from Penny Woolcock.
Film4 - Sun 04 Nov at 22:50

The Principles of Lust
The Principles of Lust
A struggling writer meets an attractive single mother and a charismatic stranger with a fascination for low life, all on the same day.
Film4 - Sun 04 Nov at 22:50
Followed by short films Soft and The Night Is Young.

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