Fairground

‘The Durrells’ meets ‘Stranger Things’.

The Coffey family’s travelling funfair pitches up at towns and villages throughout Northern England each summer. Over the years, the family has faced all manner of challenges, not least because of their Irish traveller roots. But all is not what it seems; the family is protected by an inexplicable force that causes problems for those who dare to stand in its way.

Jonny and Jude

‘I, Daniel Blake’ meets ‘Cinema Paradiso’.

In the wake of her father’s death, Daisy’s stepfather, Jonny, steps in with bucketloads of unconditional love to take care of the family. A father daughter bond and a unique friendship is formed but as time moves on, the tables turn and Daisy is the one left trying to save Jonny’s life.

Black Mountain

‘La Haine’ meets ‘Stand By Me’

A coming of age drama set in 1960’s Belfast. In the midst of The Troubles, two young boys – Billy who’s Catholic and from a hard-line IRA family and Eamonn who’s Protestant – leave behind the innocence of childhood as their friendship is tested to its limits.

From Rangoon with Love

‘The English Patient’ meets ‘Wuthering Heights’

As bombs rain down on Burma, a young woman is smuggled out of Rangoon by nuns, whilst on the other side of the world, an Englishman leaves the safety of his northern hometown to fight for his country, not for a second thinking he’ll find the love of his life.

The Voiceless

‘Land and Freedom’ meets ‘Behold a Pale Horse’

A female led, anarchic political drama. Having been passed the baton by her late father, a grieving Northern heroine and her band of rebels take on the British Institution, leading the country to the brink of civil war.