Film Birmingham

BLOCK

Under concrete ceilings and fluorescent lights, the disparate lives of the embattled residents play out. A surreal patchwork of idiosyncrasy, of chaos and confusion, it is a place where simple acts can lead to devastating extremes.

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1 Day

Labelled ‘Britain’s first hip hop musical’, 1 Day plunges you right into the heart of life on the streets as it follows 24 hours in the life of a young street hustler, Flash.

Flash wakes up to a phone call from Angel announcing that he’s being released from prison and wants the £500k he’d left with Flash for safekeeping. Short of the full amount and pushed for time, Flash is forced to strike a deal with Evil (Duncan) who more than lives up to his name.

1 Day follows Flash’s race against the clock as he’s pursued by a rival gang, the police, his three irate babymothers and his granny.

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The Gadget Show

Each week on the Gadget Show, the team – Jason Bradbury, Suzi Perry, Jon Bentley, Ortis Deley and Pollyanna Woodward – test, punish and push every conceivable type of technology to the limit, facing challenges as varied as designing a flying machine, making their own special effects laden movie and racing across the Abu Dhabi desert.

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Trainer

Set against the backdrop of a failing industry and mass unemployment, Trainer shows the personal stories of swimming coach Jim and gifted young swimmer Kirsty.

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