Alan Sillitoe

Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors.

A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

1972: striking miners converge on London's power stations. Among them, the huge, dignified figure of Joshua.

Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors.

A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

1972: striking miners converge on London's power stations. Among them, the huge, dignified figure of Joshua.