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Thought-provoking, stimulating and in some cases as poignant today as it was then: Vol 2 of BBC’s much acclaimed anthology series brought the works of some of Britain’s best writers and actors to the screen. Six plays (first transmitted between 1972 and 1979) address topics such as the inequality of the British education system, gangland wars, welfare cuts, immigration and miners strikes in rural areas.
Disc 1 features two stories written by Tom Clarke – the first one, ‘STOCKER’S COPPER’ (1972, dir, Jack Gold), is based on true events and takes place in Cornwall in 1913. Clay miner Manuel Stocker (Bryan Marshall) works hard day in day out to feed his wife Alice (Jane Lapotaire) and their two children. However, when the going gets really tough Stocker, along with some other miners, decide on an almighty strike for better working conditions, better pay and union recognition. Of course this gets the authorities worried and they dispatch a specially trained squ
The Untold Truth Of Helen Mirren
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By Nikki Munoz/April 29, 2021 12:01 am EDT
Helen Mirren can be considered one of the best actors out there right now if not of all time. In her decades-long career, she s taken on roles across every acting medium: film, television and theatre. All the while, she s gained a multitude of nominations in each, including several wins.
Although she had been appearing in movies since the late 60s, Mirren rose to her modern level of prominence as the lead in Prime Suspect, a police procedural drama that ran for 7 seasons. By the time Prime Suspect began airing in 1991, Mirren had begun gathering momentum with other roles, most notably 1995 s The Madness of King George, for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination.
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