Joe Maddison's War

Joe Maddison's War

2010 · 85 min · ★ 4.2 · War, Drama, TV Movie

Newcastle, 1939. Shipyard worker Joe feels emasculated and past his prime; too old to serve in the war, and he’s shocked when his wife leaves him for a younger naval officer. Needing a new challenge, Joe and his friend Harry reluctantly volunteer to join the Home Guard.

Directed by Patrick Collerton · Written by Alan Plater

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Kevin Whately Joe Maddison
Robson Green Harry Crawford
Derek Jacobi Mr. Simpson
Melanie Hill
Sammy T. Dobson Sheila Maddison
James Atherton Tommy Cowell
Angela Lonsdale Polly Maddison
James Baxter Alan Maddison
John Woodvine Father Connolly
Trevor Fox Eddie Turnbull
Niek Versteeg Billy Nicholson
Jackie Phillips Lily Parkinson

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The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off

The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off · 2004

The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off

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A year ago, 36-year-old Jonny Kennedy died. He had a terrible genetic condition called Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) - which meant that his skin literally fell off at the slightest touch, leaving his body covered in agonizing sores and leading to a final fight against skin cancer. In his last months Jonny decided to work with filmmaker Patrick Collerton to document his life and death, and the result was a film, first broadcast in March, that was an uplifting, confounding and provocatively humorous story of a singular man. Not shying away from the grim reality of EB, the film was also a celebration of a life lived to the full.

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