Movies: Willy Russell

Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his...

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to...

A World War II vet sets out in 1948 to avenge the death of his wife at the hands of Nazis. His targets are four Germans, a Sicilian, and a Hungarian who committed the atrocities. He is aided by a CIA operative, who has another agenda. One of the targ...

Linda's out on her hen night, her fiance is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married, when both groups arrive at a club, to find the band fronted by her ex-boyfriend—and the love of her life—Peter. Linda has to decide...

Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews with the cast....

When a teacher takes a group of troubled school children on a school trip to Conwy in Wales, the children understand life outside of Liverpool....

Billy gets a job on a farm while suspended from school. The fields offer an escape from his tower block, but his friends think he's daft. Billy can see a different kind of life ahead, doing a job he could really enjoy-but events conspire against him....

Trouble flares in a Liverpool terraced street when one man refuses to join in and paint his house in the local football teams colours. A tale of victimization and mob rule....

Julie Walters stars in new sketches by four accomplished writers who helped make her famous....

Three biscuit factory girls mix with students at a party.. Boozing, smoking, jaunty cross-talk and invitations to come to bed follow....

Written by Willy Russell, Lies tells the story of a young lad, blessed with enterprise and a dream of living in Cornwall, trying to make something of himself. But, finding himself constantly let down by adults, can he realise that dream?...

Terry is leaving school with few prospects in his native Liverpool. His father finds him a job in a local warehouse but Terry has other ideas. Living in a dream world promulgated by a radio DJ to whom he listens constantly. Terry is convinced ther...

Written by Willy Russell, Break In tells the story of three boys who break in to their school during the holidays to retrieve a confiscated football....