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Pillion
1Long Distance Information
A fanatical Elvis Presley fan is working as a disc jockey when his idol dies
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Cries from a Watchtower
A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.
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Comedians
Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final exam, must perform for an impresario in a nightclub.
4Even Solomon
Stephen Piper is a quiet young man. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs her advances. He lives with his mother, an overbearing woman who mocks him for being wet. But Stephen has a secret. An accurate and heartfelt depiction of the challenges he faces and a fascinating glimpse at the gender politics of the day.
5Just a Boy's Game
In Glasgow, a young man's sole aim is to be as tough as his dying grandfather once was
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Billy
A 4-year-old boy is abused by his father
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A Hole in Babylon
Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the motivation of its three protagonists, T-Bone Wilson, Archie Pool, and Trevor Thomas.
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The Slab-Boys
The story of a young man who works in a carpet factory
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Katie: The Year of a Child
A teenage girl from a family of Irish Travellers is left to look after her brothers and sisters while her father is away.
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The Network
What do Rose from Devon and Christina from Stuttgart have in common? And in what way is their fate linked to that of wealthy Fiona Dunkerley?
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Chance of a Lifetime
A young man quits school and joins the army.
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Keep Smiling
Family picnics should not be like this: bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't understand what terrifies Simon, nor the bizarre events of the next six months.
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Dreams of Leaving
A journalist moves to London and gets caught up in the big city and his romance with a rich debutante.
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Thicker Than Water
Various characters have adventures on the way to a black pudding festival in Normandy.
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Murder Rap
An Englishman's home is his castle, and Wally aims to prove it.
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Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.
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No Defence
Mr. Germanou arrives from Cyprus with his family to settle in England. But on his arrival he's arrested for an historical rape with seemingly no defence.
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That Crazy Woman
Twenty years ago, at the age of 56, this extraordinary woman became a national hero by walking from John O'Groats to Land's End. One of the last great English eccentrics (even though she was Russian) in the last days of English innocence.
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A Gift from Nessus
The marital and career problems of a middle-aged, middle-class man in Glasgow in the 1960s
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Kate, the Good Neighbour
A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself or others.
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Buses
A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930
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Shadows on Our Skin
The problems of an 11-year-old boy living in the Catholic part of Londonderry
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Ladies
The A Shift at the MHS department store are organising a wedding gift presentation for Elaine. But what's on Miriam's mind, and why does she seem so out of sorts?
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The Vanishing Army
A story about the highs and lows of peacetime army life
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Not for the Likes of Us
"I dunno, years of putting up with it, waiting on you all, for what? Eh? To become a 14-stone invisible woman?"
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The Executioner
Jan and Meg Citron are on holiday in Germany. Their car is stopped by the police. A simple traffic offence? But their seemingly innocent past is ripped open and life will never be the same again.
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The Imitation Game
During World War II, an idealistic young woman joins the Army Transport Service
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A Walk in the Forest
A writer gets involved with a Soviet dissident