Jo Hartley

A genre-defying film blending horror, supernatural elements, comedy, and social realism. Set in a Midlands village, it explores the underbelly of contemporary rural Britain in communities where crime is unchecked and drugs, intimidation, and power games are blandly accepted as the fabric of daily life. (Magnolia Pictures)

Roland Rat, Margaret Thatcher; Rubik's Cubes, the Royal Wedding; aerobics, skinheads... It's 1983, and the schools are breaking up for summer. Shaun is 12 and a bit of a loner, growing up with his mum in a grim coastal town, his dad killed fighting in the Falklands War. On his way home from school where he's been tormented all day for wearing flares, he runs into a group of skinheads, who against expectations turn out to be friendly and take him under their wing... (imdb)

Powerfully redemptive and darkly comedic revenge thriller set in the vicious world of stand-up comedy. (BBC)

A young man discovers the Northern Soul music and dance scene in Wigan in the 1970s.

Four young offenders and their workers spend a weekend in the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare. (imdb)

Poltergeists attack a family in Yorkshire during the 1974 nationwide blackouts.

Mark Sherbet is a young man obsessed with American wrestling. He dreams of becoming a professional wrestler but he has no idea what he is letting himself in for. Unfortunately for him, Mike couldn't punch his way out of a paper bag. (imdb)

Martin (deceased) is stuck in a dead-end job, welcoming the newly departed into the afterlife. All he dreams of is going 'Up There'. But his plans are thrown into disarray when he has to team up with the relentlessly chirpy Rash and together they lose a new arrival. (imdb)

The series centers on the fortunes of Martin Hurdle, an everyday maintenance man with an uncanny ability to mimic voices and stars Terry Mynott in the lead role. (en.wikipedia.org)

With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope and her trusted right-hand man DS Joe Ashworth face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape. (imdb)

The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics. (imdb)

A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British TV series The Office (2001), as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road. (imdb)

Ruth is seven months pregnant and, like all mothers, feel a complete connection with your baby. But in his case we find a special feature: the unborn child urges women to kill anyone who gets in his way.

An unlikely gang of teens go on the run to an island music festival, leaving behind their dysfunctional parents and the rules of the real world. (imdb)

An illustrious British boarding school becomes a bloody battleground when a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakable horror. (imdb)

A 16 year old Bethan deals with the anxieties and insecurities of teenage life, along with the stark reality of a home life that is far removed from what she projects to her friends.

Based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick; 'Bank of Dave' tells the story of how a working class Burnley man and self-made millionaire fought to set up a community bank.

A year after her mother’s death, Hannah resumes her training at one of the country’s top teaching hospitals. She is soon terrified by strange visions and the threatening behaviour of her ex-boyfriend and star surgeon Nick and wonders if she has come back too soon. But beneath the hospital’s reputation of medical excellence she discovers a secret network of dangerous experiments pushing back the boundaries of science.

A close-knit community is sent spinning on its axis following a series of strange and unnatural crimes. (imdb)

Follows the complicated double life of a successful travel writer who, through extenuating circumstances, finds himself living between two families. With two partners and two children whose existences are unknown to each other. (imdb)