SECOND CHANCE SCHOOL 4 x 40 mins - BBC 1 - Monday 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd October, 10:35 pm
A compelling look into the world of Loughshore, a secondary school that are dedicated to succeed where the mainstream system has failed. What’s the balance between managing behaviour and education? How does the ‘honour and respect’ approach of Loughshore work? Why is the ‘Loughshore Code’ accepted by the toughest of Protestant and Catholic tearaways?
Producer/Director Brendan Byrne - GO TO PAGE
SONS OF ULSTER 4 x 40 mins - BBC 1
Four part series for BBC 1 to be broadcast autumn 2006, following twelve boys from Hydebank Young Offenders Centre as they embark on an epic journey from initial auditions for Frank McGuinness’s explosive play ‘Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme’ to the last minute, nerve-wracking scenes in the dressing room before they have to perfrom it in front of an audience.
Producer/Director Brendan Byrne - GO TO PAGE
THE VISITORS 8 x 30 min - BBC Northern Ireland - TX 7th November 2005 10pm.
Lifestyle series following the diverse tastes and personalities of Northern Ireland.
Producer/Director Eamonn Devlin - GO TO PAGE
MOTORMOUTH10 x 30 min - BBC2 Northern Ireland - TX Every Tuesday at 10pm from September 14th 2004
New car series fronted by comedy duo Conor Grimes and Alan McKee. - GO TO PAGE
CENTURY
FARM6 x 30 min - BBC Northern Ireland - TX Sept-Oct 2004
History reality show licensed from Wall To Wall Television, based on its 'History House' format (e.g, 1900 House). - GO TO PAGE
STREET
DETECTIVES - Series 1 & 2 6 x 30 min per Series - BBC Northern Ireland - TX Jan/Feb 2002 & Oct/Nov 2002
Formatted local history series. In a race against the clock, 2 local contestants are challenged to uncover the best historical stories their area has to offer. - GO TO PAGE
FRONT
LINE12 x 30 min - BBC ONE Northern Ireland - TX May-June 2003
Cutting edge documentary series following the paramedics of the Northern Ireland Ambulance service. - GO TO PAGE
HEAR MY PRAYER 1 x 40 min - BBC- TX October 2006
This is a portrait of a community which gathers for nine days each year around the Solemn Novena in Clonard Monastery. Produced by Michael Beattie and Jimmy McAleavey, Executive Producer Brendan J Byrne - GO TO PAGE
TALE OF TWO CITIES 2 x 40 min - BBC- TX October 2006
This two-part series charts the dramatic events which took place in Belfast 100 years ago - the building of the City Hall by the city's high society and the subsequent near-revolution among the poor.Produced by Michael Beattie, Executive Producer Brendan J Byrne - GO TO PAGE
BLIND
VISION1 x 60 min - BBC/NI Screen/Irish Film Board - TX January 2007
In 1972, 10-year-old Richard Moore was blinded by a rubber bullet fired by a British soldier. The film follows Richard's twin journeys in 2004 - to have a controversial operation to restore his sight, and to meet the soldier who shot him. - GO TO PAGE
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THOUGHT YOU KNEW... THE PLANTATION1 x 40 min - BBC ONE Northern Ireland - TX February 2004
A thought-provoking documentary which challenges the mistaken mythology surrounding the Ulster Plantation, a seminal event in Irish politics in the early 17th century that continues to have strong political resonance today. - GO TO PAGE
SEVEN
DAYS THAT SHOOK UNITED1 x 60 min - Channel 4 - TX July 2001
Manchester United is a soccer phenomenon. But behind the glittering European nights, the global expansion and celebrity lifestyles lie many darker days. Days of relegation and tragedy. Days of controversy and intrique. Days of shame. Seven of these days stand out in their history. A co-production between Hotshot Films and Granada Television. - GO TO PAGE
LINES
OF FIRE1 x 40 min - BBC ONE Northern Ireland - TX October 2000
A visual celebration of the poetry which responded to the Northern Ireland Troubles. Featuring Seamus Heaney, Tom Paulin, Michael Longley, Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar, Brid Brennan, Ian McIlhinney. - GO TO PAGE
HOW
FAR HOME1 x 40 min - Channel 4 - TX October 1997
Gerry Conlon was the first of the Guildford Four to walk free from the British courts after 15 years of wrongful imprisonment for the Guildford pub bombings. How Far Home examines Conlon's troubled quest to patch together the fragmented pieces of his life since his release from prison in 1989. - GO TO PAGE
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UNCLE JACK1 x 40 min - Channel 4 - TX October 1995
The Uncle Jack is a cinematic self portrait by film-maker John T. Davis, dedicated to the cinema architect John McBride Neill, his uncle Jack, who unwittingly gave him his means of expression: cinema. Through a mixture of archive, reminiscence and dramatic reconstruction, the film explores the circular motion of generations and the power of unshakeable obsession. - GO TO PAGE
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KICKHAMS1 x 60 min - Channel 4 - TX September 1993
This powerful film tells the story of a unique Gaelic football team based in the heart of the isolated catholic community of Ardoyne, North Belfast. It is a personal and dramatic insight into the team, its players, the coach, the wives, the widowed mothers and fatherless children who do their best to live normal lives under the constant glare of helicopters, roadblocks and all too often tragedy. - GO TO PAGE
THE 18TH ELECTRICITY PLAN Dealing with the vagaries of life, love and death, 18th Electricity Plan is a surreal short film.
Executive Producer Brendan J Byrne and David Holmes - GO TO PAGE
HEROES1 x 10 min - BBC2 Network - TX September 2003
A short film for the highly acclaimed Northern Lights series. A reworking of the classic movie Shane set on a Belfast housing estate, the film asks 'what is a hero?'. - GO TO PAGE
CROSSING1 x 10min - RTÉ - TX May 2002
A distinctly visual film exploring the way in which a young boy regains his appetite for life under the guidance of the memory/spirit of his dead father. - GO TO PAGE
SAOIRSE1 x 30 min - A Northern Visions Production 1998
This 30-minute drama explored the dilemma of a female republican prisoner whose daughter is about to go into care. A metaphor for the peace process and its sacrifices, the film is an ironic twist on the Booby Sands line 'our revenge will be the laughter of our children'. Producer Marilyn Hyndman, Director Brendan J Byrne, Writers Jimmy McAleavey & Brendan J Byrne - GO TO PAGE
PUDDY
CAT1 x 15 min - BBC2 Network - TX January 1997
Three friends dressed in cartoon outfits (Sylvester The Cat, Count Duckula & Big Bird) are out collecting for charity on a Friday night in post-ceasefire Belfast. Soon, however, the events of the evening take a surreal twist as Puddy Cat is forced to confront the ghosts of his past. Selected for competition in Alan Parker-chaired 'New Directors on 2' competition. - GO TO PAGE
TV & FILM PRODUCTIONS
Sons of Ulster | Ballybrando | Jump | Happiness | BallyFerrus| The 18th Electricity Plan
Tale of Two Cities | Nine Days in June | The Visitors | Secret Life of Words
MotorMouth | Century Farm | Street Detectives | Front Line | Blind Vision
You Thought You Knew...The Plantation | Seven Days That Shook United | Lines of Fire
How Far Home | The Uncle Jack | The Kickhams | Saoirse | Heroes | Crossing | Puddy Cat
Sons of Ulster | Ballybrando | Jump | Happiness | BallyFerrus| The 18th Electricity Plan
Tale of Two Cities | Nine Days in June | The Visitors | Secret Life of Words
MotorMouth | Century Farm | Street Detectives | Front Line | Blind Vision
You Thought You Knew...The Plantation | Seven Days That Shook United | Lines of Fire
How Far Home | The Uncle Jack | The Kickhams | Saoirse | Heroes | Crossing | Puddy Cat
E-mail
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