Cast: Eileen McCallum

Direction Bill Douglas

Cast Stephen Archibald · Hughie Restorick · Jean Taylor Smith · Karl Fieseler

Synopsis The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he paid for it with the money he made from returning empty jam jars - and this...

Direction John Mackenzie

Cast Jon Morrison · Eileen McCallum · Bill Henderson · Ken Hutchison

Synopsis It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.

Direction John Mackenzie

Cast Frankie Miller · Ken Hutchison · Jean Taylor Smith · Hector Nicol

Synopsis Jake 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...

Direction John Glenister

Cast Ronald Pickup · Fiona Walker · David Swift · Melanie Parr

Direction Philip Saville · Pedr James · Mike Leigh · Tara Prem

Cast Ken Kitson · Jean Heywood · Ivor Roberts · Alison Steadman

Synopsis A series of television plays produced at the BBC's studios at Pebble Mill, Birmingham; Birmingham is England's second city, hence the series title. The 1974 episode "Girl" featured the first lesbian kiss on British television.