British Film Forever

2007 • 1 Season • 5.5 Ended

Running for seven weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented by Jessica Stevenson the series featured over 200 exclusive interviews with leading actors and directors including Sir Michael Caine, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet.

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Episodes

E1. Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller

90 min

A look at the British thriller, from the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock and the king of cool Michael Caine to the world's most successful thrille...

E2. Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance

90 min

A look at how the story of love is explored on the big screen. From Brief Encounter through the passion of Powell and Pressburger and the more liberat...

E3. Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism

90 min

There was a revolution in British film at the end of the 1950s: working people and the realities of their everyday lives started to appear on the big...

E4. Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama

90 min

Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses looks at some of the most epic films ever made like Ghandi and Lawrence of Arabia - as well as films that reflect...

E5. Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy

90 min

A look at films that have made us scream and howl over the years - occasionally with laughter as well as fright. From Hammer to Harry Potter, from Pl...

E6. Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film

90 min

British cinema owes much to the invention and bravery of the film makers of war - men like Humphrey Jennings, Powell & Pressburger and David Lean - an...

E7. Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy

90 min

Much like our sense of humour, British Comedy feature films have rarely travelled well. Today, Aardman with its Ealing-inspired Wallace and Gromit are...