Colin Welland

Dennis Potter's acclaimed television play - though the most straightforward. and realistic of his popular works - is both a hilarious and incredibly moving story. Through the simple act of using adults in the roles, Potter was able to emphasize the darker...

The Essential Dennis Potter - Blue Remembered Hills (1978)

Brian Gibson

Michael Elphick,Robin Ellis,Colin Welland,Helen Mirren

TV Drama,Television

Against the lush cosmopolitan setting of British cabinet ministers rubbing shoulders with oil potentates from the East, and beautiful young call girls using every artifice at their finger tips to capture the richest prizes during a London-based oil confer...

Sweeney (1977)

David Wickes

Dennis Waterman,Ian Bannen,Colin Welland,Diane Keen,Barry Foster,John Thaw

Suspense & Thriller,Crime,Drama,General Action,General Drama,Action & Adventure

British filmmaking showed much of its potential in this marvellous production chronicling the boyhood experiences of Billy, whose expectations lead no further than following his father into the pits when he reaches manhood.Everything changes when he finds...

Kes (1969)

Kenneth Loach

Freddie Fletcher,Lynne Perrie,Colin Welland,David Bradley

Drama,Animal Tales,General Drama,Children & Family