Films that show you the British character

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Secrets & Lies [DVD] [1996]
1.  Secrets & Lies [DVD] [1996] DVD ~ Timothy Spall
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  "One of the most perfect studies of how families cope in times of great change: masterful performances for every actor, as well as beautiful lingering shots caught during an English summer. Rewarding."
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The Full Monty [1997] [DVD]
2.  The Full Monty [1997] [DVD] DVD ~ Robert Carlyle
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  "I went to uni in Sheffield, and while the film is a bit contrived in places, it blends great humour, crushing sadness but comforting hope. Watch it with your gran!"
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Abigail's Party (BBC) [1977] [DVD]
3.  Abigail's Party (BBC) [1977] [DVD] DVD ~ Alison Steadman
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  "A snapshot of nineteen-seventies middle-England, along with all the aspirations or a truly stylish decade :-)"
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All Or Nothing [DVD] [2002]
4.  All Or Nothing [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Timothy Spall
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  "Another stunner from Mike Leigh starring Timothy Spall. Sensitive and observant drama."
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Kes [DVD] [1969]
5.  Kes [DVD] [1969] DVD ~ David Bradley
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  "A young school boy seeks solace in his pet kestrel: seminal film which has left a permanent mark on British film making."
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Shallow Grave [DVD] (1994)
6.  Shallow Grave [DVD] (1994) DVD ~ Kerry Fox
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  "Ok, so not as gritty/realist as some of the above, but a tour-de-force of Scottish cinema dir. by Danny Boyle"
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Sweet Sixteen [DVD] [2002]
7.  Sweet Sixteen [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Martin Compston
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  "A recent success from Ken Loach... a revealing story of one teenaged boys experience growing up in Greenock."
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The Navigators [2001] [DVD]
8.  The Navigators [2001] [DVD] DVD ~ Dean Andrews
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  "Another Ken Loach: unbearably bleak, especially when you realise that this is based on a true story following the experiences of a group of Sheffield railway workers following the fragmentation of BR."
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Shooting The Past (BBC) [1999] [DVD]
9.  Shooting The Past (BBC) [1999] [DVD] DVD ~ Lindsay Duncan
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  "Timothy Spall again, with dir Stephen Poliakof in a masterful and tearful story of a threatened photographic archive."
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