Dean Stalham

BARRED explores the complexities of a life inside through two very different cell mates. Danny arrived in prison a violent man, a product of his upbringing. 8 years on, he wants to change and rehabilitate through art and education. Aspirations to make amends and become a poet are laughable to his cell mate, Ali, a convicted drug dealer who wants to do his sentence the hard way. Time’s running out for one of 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".