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  • Brand Spanking (2004)
    Animation examining a future world where the private sector run schools
  • Emma (1997)
    Stiff adaptation of the Jane Austen novel.
  • Hobson's Choice (1954)
    Review preview for Hobson's Choice

    Above all, it is the narrative’s clear feminist leanings that remain a breath of fresh air, prescient then and still hugely relevant to the modern world.

    Neil Mitchell · 5 out of 5
    Trouble at t'shop when eldest daughter of tyranical Lancashire bootmaker in 1890 decides to marry his timid, downtrodden employee.
  • Mapp And Lucia: The Complete Series (1985)
    Review preview for Mapp And Lucia: The Complete Series

    A must-see for all lovers of subtle television.

    Domers · 5 out of 5
    A highly stylised dip into English village life in the Thirties, centering around the intense rivalry of two women.
  • Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Review preview for Stiff Upper Lips

    The humour is less subtle than a fat lady in a small swimsuit.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Satirical sideswipe at Merchant Ivory dramas.
  • Station Jim (2001)
    Review preview for Station Jim

    Nauseatingly saccharine.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 1.5 out of 5
    Whimsical tale about a station porter.

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