Peter Mullan
1) Escape
Author
Language
English
Description
A young backpacker gets into some trouble in Africa and stows away on a cargo ship heading to Europe.
2) Tyrannosaur
Author
Language
English
Description
Joseph (Peter Mullan) is an unemployed widower with a drinking problem and a violent temper. When he meets Hannah (Olivia Colman), a devout Christian who works at a charity shop, the two form an unlikely bond where secrets are revealed and salvation is found in dark places. With striking performances and a deeply moving story, actor-turned-writer/director Paddy Considine's film is a stunning debut about the emergence of grace and redemption from the...
3) Boy A
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Description
Convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman. A local newspaper finds out about his past and Jack now finds himself trying to cope with the anger and fear for the safety of their children.
4) Tyrannosaur
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Language
English
Description
TYRANNOSAUR follows the story of two lonely, damaged people brought together by circumstance. Joseph (Peter Mullan) is an unemployed widower, drinker, and a man crippled by his own volatile temperament and furious anger. Hannah (Olivia Colman) is a Christian worker at a charity shop, a respectable woman who appears wholesome and happy. When the pair is brought together, Hannah appears as Joseph’s potential savior, someone who can temper his fury...
5) Stonemouth
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Based on Iain Banks' best-selling novel, Stonemouth is a romantic mystery which delves into love, loyalty and vengeance. It centres on the character of Stewart Gilmour, who returns for his best friend's funeral. Run out of Stonemouth two years earlier by girlfriend Ellie Murston's criminal family, Stewart is forced to face up to his past whilst uncovering the sinister truth behind best friend Callum's apparent suicide. Stewart resolves to find out...
Series
Harry Potter volume 7
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before...
7) NEDS
Author
Language
English
Description
Encompassed by violent street gangs, neglectful parents, bullying teachers and a dearth of positive role models, a studious but emotionally abandoned kid turns thug.
8) Boy A
Author
Language
English
Description
Convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman. A local newspaper finds out about his past and Jack now finds himself trying to cope with the anger and fear for the safety of their children.
9) Miss Julie
Author
Language
English
Description
A contemporary take on August Stindberg's 1888 play about sexual repression and class schisms. Tells the story of an aristocratic young woman who seduces her father's ambitious valet. After the sexual thrill is gone, the couple find that they have nothing in common, and the woman must struggle with the consequences of her actions.
10) Boy A
Series
The Miriam collection volume 9
Publisher
distributed by Genius Products
Language
English
Description
Fresh out of a 14-year prison sentence, 24-year-old Jack is looking for a new start. Guided by his caseworker, he attempts to start a new life. But what happiness he finds is challenged when his true identity seeps through the cracks of his new facade.
Author
Series
Gunpowder volume 3
Language
English
Description
On the eve of the 5th of November, Catesby, Fawkes and the plotters load the tunnels below Parliament with barrels of gunpowder. Across the city, Father Garnet is under pressure to reveal Catesby's plot for the good of the Catholic faith. Will the priest be the one to betray Catesby at the eleventh hour?
Author
Series
Gunpowder volume 2
Language
English
Description
As the king's network of spies close in on them, Catesby and Wintour attempt to raise an army for their plot across mainland Europe. Returning to London with Guy Fawkes in tow, Catesby assembles his gang of plotters for the first time. They know they must act fast, and the plan is formed - they will strike next week, 5 November, at the opening of Parliament.
13) Sunset Song
Author
Language
English
Description
Sunset Song is Terence Davies' intimate epic of hope, tragedy and love at the dawning of the Great War. A young woman's endurance against the hardships of rural Scottish life, based on the novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, told with gritty poetic realism by Britain's greatest living auteur. The film takes place during the early years of the twentieth century, with the conflicts and choices a young woman experiences reflecting the struggle between tradition...
Author
Series
Mum volume 4
Language
English
Description
It is a hot summer's day, and while Kelly and her cousin sunbathe in the garden, Cathy is getting ready to go for lunch with a new, male friend. Michael is taking her and is keen to find out more about this friend.
Author
Series
Mum volume 3
Language
English
Description
Cathy is having a barbecue. Michael hasn't replied to her email and she wants to know why.
Author
Series
Mum volume 5
Language
English
Description
As summer draws to a close, Cathy and Michael see each other for the first time in months. And with Maureen in hospital, Reg anxiously waits for news.
Author
Series
Mum volume 2
Language
English
Description
It is Easter Sunday and Cathy and Michael have plans to clear the front room together. Jason and Kelly have got other ideas.
Author
Series
Gunpowder volume 1
Language
English
Description
It is 1603, and as England wars with Spain and the bloody persecution of Catholics intensifies, a young nobleman resolves to avenge his kin and defend his faith by any means necessary.
Author
Series
Mum volume 6
Language
English
Description
It is New Year's Eve and while Cathy is trying to have a nice little party, Kelly and Jason come back arguing. Michael turns up and as Cathy is trying to sort out Jason and keep her party going, she tries to find the right moment to give him his Christmas present.
Author
Series
Mum volume 1
Language
English
Description
It is Cathy's 60th birthday and the family are going for lunch.