Peter Faulkner

Threads (1984)

Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mick Jackson
CAST:  Karen Meagher  •  Reece Dinsdale  •  David Brierly  •  Rita May

Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mick Jackson
CAST:  Karen Meagher  •  Reece Dinsdale  •  David Brierly  •  Rita May

The Mass of Men (2012)

Richard, an unemployed 55-year-old, arrives 3 minutes late for his appointment at a job centre. An advisor, stifled by the limits of the system she works in, has no choice but to penalise him for his tardiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriel Gauchet
CAST:  Peter Faulkner  •  Dominic Kinnaird  •  Jane McDowell  •  Graham Bohea

Richard, an unemployed 55-year-old, arrives 3 minutes late for his appointment at a job centre. An advisor, stifled by the limits of the system she works in, has no choice but to penalise him for his tardiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriel Gauchet
CAST:  Peter Faulkner  •  Dominic Kinnaird  •  Jane McDowell  •  Graham Bohea

Dániel (2015)

Dániel, a male escort, attends a lunch at which his close friend Nori introduces her new partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dean Loxton
CAST:  Csémy Balázs  •  Henry Garrett  •  Éva Magyar  •  Alex Reece

Dániel, a male escort, attends a lunch at which his close friend Nori introduces her new partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dean Loxton
CAST:  Csémy Balázs  •  Henry Garrett  •  Éva Magyar  •  Alex Reece

The Man from the Pru (1990)

The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investigative writers giving an impression that a solution to the crime has been found through a surfeit of working hypotheses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Rohrer
CAST:  Jonathan Pryce  •  Anna Massey  •  Susannah York  •  Tom Georgeson

The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investigative writers giving an impression that a solution to the crime has been found through a surfeit of working hypotheses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Rohrer
CAST:  Jonathan Pryce  •  Anna Massey  •  Susannah York  •  Tom Georgeson

Needle (1990)

Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon
CAST:  Sean McKee  •  Emma Bird  •  Anna Keaveney  •  Pete Postlethwaite

Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon
CAST:  Sean McKee  •  Emma Bird  •  Anna Keaveney  •  Pete Postlethwaite

The Frontline (1993)

Upon his release from a mental hospital, James re-kindles his relationship with pirate DJ Marion, helping her kick her nasty heroin addiction. However, when Marion is found dead, James and Marion's father hatch a plan to trap and expose the 'protected' killer. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Hills
CAST:  Vincent Phillips  •  Amanda Noar  •  Geoffrey Leesley  •  Renny Krupinski

Upon his release from a mental hospital, James re-kindles his relationship with pirate DJ Marion, helping her kick her nasty heroin addiction. However, when Marion is found dead, James and Marion's father hatch a plan to trap and expose the 'protected' killer. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Hills
CAST:  Vincent Phillips  •  Amanda Noar  •  Geoffrey Leesley  •  Renny Krupinski

Skallagrigg (1994)

Back in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in institutions a legend grew of someone who could stand up to the authorities and help them. This charming story is how a group of disabled people went to chase that legend. To ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Spence
CAST:  Bernard Hill  •  Kerry Noble  •  Karl Purden  •  Tom Tomalin

Back in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in institutions a legend grew of someone who could stand up to the authorities and help them. This charming story is how a group of disabled people went to chase that legend. To ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Spence
CAST:  Bernard Hill  •  Kerry Noble  •  Karl Purden  •  Tom Tomalin

All the Pain In the World (2014)

London. Christmas time. A man is desperately trying to save the life of a minuscule fish, but the situation spirals out of control. Based on the short story 'All the pain in the world' by Michele Mari.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommaso Pitta
CAST:  Cornelius Clarke  •  Peter Faulkner  •  Philippa George  •  Matt Mason

London. Christmas time. A man is desperately trying to save the life of a minuscule fish, but the situation spirals out of control. Based on the short story 'All the pain in the world' by Michele Mari.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommaso Pitta
CAST:  Cornelius Clarke  •  Peter Faulkner  •  Philippa George  •  Matt Mason

Love Birds (1988)

Barbara and Naseem are in the same hospital, having babies. They make friends. But the celebrations of their husbands, Kenny and Quereshi, 'Jimmy', lead to a headlong chase, with crazy mix-ups, collisions and brushes with the law  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Whittaker
CAST:  Linda Henry  •  Stephen Bent  •  Paul Bhattacharjee  •  Shaheen Khan

Barbara and Naseem are in the same hospital, having babies. They make friends. But the celebrations of their husbands, Kenny and Quereshi, 'Jimmy', lead to a headlong chase, with crazy mix-ups, collisions and brushes with the law  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Whittaker
CAST:  Linda Henry  •  Stephen Bent  •  Paul Bhattacharjee  •  Shaheen Khan

Gaskin (1983)

Drama based on the case history of a Liverpool boy, Graham Gaskin, who spent most of his youth in care.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J.W. Bell
CAST:  Paul McGann  •  Hilton McRae  •  Philip Mooney  •  Peter Faulkner

Drama based on the case history of a Liverpool boy, Graham Gaskin, who spent most of his youth in care.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J.W. Bell
CAST:  Paul McGann  •  Hilton McRae  •  Philip Mooney  •  Peter Faulkner