Tony Garnett Movies

A British woman faces a downward social climb thanks to her country's rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.

They're young, unemployed and on the march - from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea to London.

After a prolonged industrial dispute in the Liverpool Docks, the striking workers reject management demands of a return to work and decide instead to...

Private investigator Nick Sharman accepts a case which at first seems intriguing, but ends up causing him bitter regret.

The tale of two women: Sandra, an ambitious but naive Birmingham working girl who moves to London with the hope of securing wealthier patrons, and...

A man on crutches bumps into an old acquaintance who relentlessly bombards him with small talk.

A couple of old friends drown their sorrows together while reveling in the naivety of a young newly-wed.

Ken Loach's first production for ITV, shown under the 'Sunday Night Theatre' strand (originally broadcast 18th July 1971). After a Lifetime is...

A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

When a boy discovers that both his parents are in prison, he sets out to find them.

A pair of hoodlums steal a car in which there is a note - a ransom letter - directed to a wealthy man whose daughter has just been kidnapped. The two...

Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man...

In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days...

The obsessive supporters of Everton FC forsake wives, families and God to follow their beloved team. Meanwhile, the club and its players try to live...

A boy goes to see his probation officer.

A slow-witted couple decide to start a family.

Comedian, actor and ex-English teacher Greg Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper...

A window cleaner fancies a sausage roll, but all is not well in the sausage roll factory.

In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the gang leader.

The Lump is an uncompromising exploration of exploitation and resistance within the building trade.