genre somers town 
Somers Town is a 2008 film directed by Shane Meadows , written by Paul Fraser and produced by Barnaby Spurrier . It stars Thomas Turgoose , Piotr Jagiello , Kate Dickie , Perry Benson , and Elisa Lasowski . It was entirely funded by Eurostar . The film is a study of social environment in the Somers Town area of London , largely shot in black and white . High - speed rail is a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic , using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks . While there is no single standard that applies worldwide , new lines in excess of and existing lines in excess of are widely considered to be high - speed , with some extending the definition to include lower speeds in areas for which these speeds still represent significant improvements . The first such system began operations in Japan in 1964 and was widely known as the bullet train . High - speed trains normally operate on standard gauge tracks of continuously welded rail on grade - separated right - of - way that incorporates a large turning radius in its ___MASK36___ . The British ___MASK51___ Awards is an annual award ceremony celebrating achievement in independently funded British film and cinema . Nominations and jury are announced at the beginning of November with the award ceremony taking place in late November or early December . An ___MASK51___ or indie film is a feature film that is produced outside of the major film studio system , in addition to being produced and distributed by independent ___MASK82___ agencies . Shane Meadows ( born 26 December 1972 ) is a English filmmaker of ___MASK51___ . He is best known for the British ___MASK96___ film series " This is England " ( 2006  2015 ). His other films include " Small Time " ( 1996 ), " Twenty Four Seven " ( 1997 ), " A Room for Romeo Brass " ( 1999 ), " Once Upon a Time in the Midlands " ( 2002 ), " Dead Man ' s Shoes " ( 2004 ), " Somers Town " ( 2006 ), " Le Donk & Scor - zay - zee " ( 2009 ), and "" ( 2013 ). Grange Hill is a British ___MASK42___ children ' s ___MASK22___ series originally made by the BBC . The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1 , and was one of the longest - running programmes on British ___MASK42___ when it ended its run on September 15 , 2008 . It was created by Phil Redmond who is also responsible for the Channel 4 dramas " Brookside " and " Hollyoaks "; other notable production team members down the years have included producer Colin Cant and script editor Anthony Minghella . Andrea Arnold , OBE ( born 5 April 1961 ) is an English filmmaker and former actress . She won an Academy Award for her ___MASK78___ " Wasp " in 2005 and has since made the leap to feature films and television , including " Red Road ", " Fish Tank " and " American Honey ", all of which have won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival . Most recently , she directed three episodes of the Emmy - winning series " Transparent ". Once Upon a Time in the Midlands is a 2002 British ___MASK3___ ___MASK15___ film written and directed by Shane Meadows , starring Robert Carlyle , Rhys Ifans , Kathy Burke , Ricky Tomlinson and Shirley Henderson . It is set in Nottingham in the northeast Midlands of England . Oh , Doctor Beeching ! is a BBC ___MASK42___ sitcom written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove which , after a broadcast pilot on 14 August 1995 , ran for two series from 8 July 1996 , with the last episode being broadcast on 28 September 1997 . The series is notable for being the last in a series of three comedies by co - writer David Croft to use many of the same actors , starting with " Hi - de - Hi !", and followed by " You Rang , M ' Lord ?" and was also the last full series written by David Croft . Eurostar is a high - speed railway service connecting London with Avignon , Brussels , Lille , Lyon , Marseille and Paris . All its trains traverse the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France , owned and operated separately by Eurotunnel . This Is England is a 2006 British ___MASK22___ film written and directed by Shane Meadows . The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983 . The film illustrates how their subculture , which has its roots in 1960s West Indies culture , especially ___MASK89___ , soul , and reggae music , became adopted by the far - right , especially white nationalists and white supremacists , which led to divisions within the skinhead scene . The film ' s title is a direct reference to a scene where the character Combo explains his nationalist views using the phrase " this is England " during his speech . A ___MASK96___ film , also commonly referred to as a ___MASK96___ classic , is a film that has acquired a ___MASK96___ following . ___MASK96___ films are known for their dedicated , passionate fanbase , an elaborate subculture that engage in repeated viewings , quoting ___MASK16___ , and audience participation . Inclusive definitions allow for major studio productions , especially box office bombs , while exclusive definitions focus more on obscure , transgressive films shunned by the mainstream . The difficulty in defining the term and subjectivity of what qualifies as a ___MASK96___ film mirror classificatory disputes about art . The term " ___MASK96___ film " itself was first used in the 1970s to describe the culture that surrounded underground films and midnight movies , though " ___MASK96___ " was in common use in film analysis for decades prior to that . Perry Benson ( born 9 April 1961 , London ) is an English character actor best known for his regular roles in British ___MASK42___ sitcoms " You Rang , M ' Lord ?" ( 1988  93 ), " Oh , Doctor Beeching !" ( 1995 - 97 ) and " Operation Good Guys " ( 1997 - 2000 ). His first ___MASK42___ appearance was as " Boy on Stairs " in the second episode of the BBC Children ' s ___MASK22___ , Grange Hill , in 1978 . Kate Dickie ( born 1971 ) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in ___MASK56___ , stage plays and films . She is perhaps best known for her role as Lysa Arryn in the HBO series " Game of Thrones ", and is also known for her portrayal of the security camera operative Jackie in her starring debut " Red Road ", directed by Andrea Arnold , for which she was given several awards as best actress , among other things at the BAFTA Scotland Awards and the British Independent Film Awards in 2006 . Dickie also supports the theatre company Solar Bear , which is known for its collaborations with deaf people , in part through her role as patron . Home Box Office ( ___MASK88___ ) is an American premium cable and satellite ___MASK42___ network that is owned by Time Warner through its respective flagship company Home Box Office , Inc . Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original ___MASK56___ , along with made - for - cable movies and documentaries , boxing matches , and occasional stand - up ___MASK15___ and concert specials . You Rang M ' Lord ? is a BBC ___MASK42___ sitcom written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft , the creators of " Dad ' s Army ", " It Ain ' t Half Hot Mum " and " Hi - de - Hi !" It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC ( although there had earlier been a pilot episode in 1988 ). The show was a ___MASK15___ set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s , contrasting the upper - class family and their servants in a house in London , along the same lines as the popular drama " Upstairs , Downstairs ". ___MASK98___ of Thrones is an American fantasy ___MASK22___ ___MASK56___ created by David Benioff and D . B . Weiss . It is an adaptation of " A Song of Ice and Fire ", George R . R . Martin ' s series of fantasy novels , the first of which is " A ___MASK98___ of Thrones ". It is filmed at Titanic Studios in Belfast , on location in the United Kingdom , and in Croatia , Iceland , Malta , Morocco , Spain , and the United States . The series premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17 , 2011 , and its sixth season ended on June 26 , 2016 . The series was renewed for a seventh season , scheduled to premiere in mid - 2017 with seven episodes . The series ___MASK77___ conclude with its eighth season in 2018 . A Room for Romeo Brass is a 1999 British ___MASK15___ - drama film directed and written by Shane Meadows . It was co - written by frequent Meadows collaborator Paul Fraser . Filming began in September 1998 . Operation Good Guys is a British ___MASK70___ series about an elite police unit ' s bid to snare one of Britain ' s most powerful ___MASK48___ lords . It was first screened on BBC Two from 29 December 1997 to 31 August 2000 . It witnesses , on camera , the total breakdown , professionally and personally , of the Operation Good Guys team . Throughout the operation , The ' Good Guys ' have an unfortunate habit of embroiling into their calamitous world some of the ___MASK10___ ' s best - known celebrities , from actors and footballers , to TV presenters and even the odd ex - convict .