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A fanatical Elvis Presley fan is working as a disc jockey when his idol dies
Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final exam, must perform for an impresario in a nightclub.
Stephen Piper is a quiet young man. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs her advances. He lives with his mother, an overbearing woman who mocks him for being wet. But Stephen has a secret. An accurate and heartfelt depiction of the challenges he faces and a fascinating glimpse at the gender politics of the day.
The plot revolves around the life of Jake McQuillan who lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who was once the town's toughest hard man. Despite their hatred of each other, Jake's sole aim is to be as tough as the old man was. One day in Jake's life, as he drifts, drinks and fights, leads to a bleak realization. Just a Boys' Game features Frankie Miller, Gregor Fisher, Ken Hutchison and Hector Nicol.
A 4-year-old boy is abused by his father
A Hole in Babylon dramatises the botched 1975 Spaghetti House Siege in Knightsbridge. Middle-aged petty criminal Frank Davies, accompanied by two young men, Wesley Dick and Anthony Monroe, prepare to rob the restaurant. The younger men want out but Frank keeps them focused. As the three cross the point of no return, things immediately go wrong. The police are called and the siege is on. What began as a means to an end is now repackaged as a political and revolutionary act. Frank Davis assumes command of the quickly improvised Black Liberation Army.
Follows the antics of Slab Boys Phil, Spanky and Hector as they try to scrape through life in the 50s
A young man quits school and joins the army.
A journalist moves to London and gets caught up in the big city and his romance with a rich debutante.
Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.
The marital and career problems of a middle-aged, middle-class man in Glasgow in the 1960s
A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself or others.
A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930
The problems of an 11-year-old boy living in the Catholic part of Londonderry
MIRIAM: Here we are; celebrating a marriage, eating a cake, drinking, standing in a uniform, standing in a canteen ... with a Teasmade and a red red garter ... and I want an explanation.
VALERIE: I want to know why you all resent me.
BRENDA: Because you're not one of us.
A story about the highs and lows of peacetime army life
During World War II, an idealistic young woman joins the Army Transport Service
A writer gets involved with a Soviet dissident
