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Tony Neilson

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The World Cup: A Captain's TaleThe World Cup: A Captain's Tale · 1982
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
7.51982
MovieActionDrama
The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durham.
Wallpaper WarriorWallpaper Warrior · 1992
Wallpaper Warrior
1992
MovieCrimeDrama
A dramatization of incidents involving Eddie Horner, a factory worker active in union politics radicalized to murder.
VeraVera · 2011
Vera
7.42011
SeriesCrimeDrama
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
55 Degrees North55 Degrees North · 2004
55 Degrees North
7.12004
SeriesCrimeDrama
Armed with a self-effacing manner and a lively sense of humour, Dominic 'Nicky' Cole quickly discovers that being a good cop doesn't always win you friends. Stuck away from the land of the living as a night detective, he learns that new friends are in short supply. The other detectives look upon him with suspicion and his boss DI Carter doesn't do much to make his new recruit welcome. Although his methods can, at times, be unorthodox, Nicky always tries to do the right thing, even if it does make him unpopular with his new colleagues.
Tilly TrotterTilly Trotter · 1999
Tilly Trotter
7.71999
SeriesDrama
In 1830s rural England, a courageous young girl, envied by women for her beauty, lusted after by men, is accused of witchcraft and forced to rise above the prejudice of many people in the community in which she lives.
The Paper LadsThe Paper Lads · 1977
The Paper Lads
7.81977
SeriesDrama
The Paper Lads is a children's television series produced by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast from 1977 to 1979. There were two series made; each of seven episodes. It was set in Newcastle in North East England, and was based around the adventures of some newspaper delivery boys and girls. The signature tune of the series, "Back Home Once Again", was performed by progressive folk rock band Renaissance, and it appears as a full-length song on their 1978 album A Song For All Seasons. Network Video released the first episode on their collection "Look-Back on '70s Telly - Issue 2". The full series is due to be released on Network DVD on 29 July 2013. Two novels by William Humble based on the series were released by Target Books.

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The Paper LadsThe Paper Lads · 1977
The Paper Lads
7.81977
SeriesDrama
The Paper Lads is a children's television series produced by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast from 1977 to 1979. There were two series made; each of seven episodes. It was set in Newcastle in North East England, and was based around the adventures of some newspaper delivery boys and girls. The signature tune of the series, "Back Home Once Again", was performed by progressive folk rock band Renaissance, and it appears as a full-length song on their 1978 album A Song For All Seasons. Network Video released the first episode on their collection "Look-Back on '70s Telly - Issue 2". The full series is due to be released on Network DVD on 29 July 2013. Two novels by William Humble based on the series were released by Target Books.

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