Raymond Friel

When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action, he is propelled from amateur boxer to the world stage and announced as the replacement contender for the championship fight.

A relentless, high-stakes action thriller, set entirely within a single prison cell. On the eve of his release, violent criminal Joe receives a call that shatters his world: his ex-wife and son have been kidnapped, and unless he follows the caller’s demands, they will die. Armed only with a mobile phone, Joe must race against time to save his family and himself. Ruthless prison officers only add to Joe’s woes in a razor-sharp, gripping descent into suspenseful chaos with intense emotional stakes where every second counts and freedom comes at a deadly price.

Ritchie Donovan is a professional thief whose luck has just run out. The only survivor from a heist that goes terribly wrong, Ritchie is forced to take the rap and is sent to Russia to steal a priceless antique cross locked in a safe on the penthouse floor of a Moscow skyscraper.

Two teenage step brothers head off on a road trip across Scotland, with their relationship challenged by Caitlin, the free spirited and enigmatic girl who comes between them.

Coming Up is a British Channel 4 television series of films made for television by new directors and writers. The first series was in 2006, and each year's series comprises seven or eight films. Series 6 was shown from July to September 2011. A reviewer in The Independent wrote: "Thank goodness for Coming Up ... it's a genuinely interesting display of possibilities".