A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos....

A British woman faces a downward social climb thanks to her country's rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.

Deserted by their father and with their mother dead, nine-year-old Pablo and his little sister Maria refuse to be separated from each other by their...

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench...

The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and...

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a...

NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain...

A gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.

The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his...

While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in....

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman...

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.