The series starts by looking at the cinematic birth of a new working class hero in films such as This Sporting Life and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
British cinema turned its attention away from the class struggle in the North of England and focused on the glamour of London.
The ebullience of 'swinging' London gave way to a mood of questioning and unease. Features Sylvia Syms, James Fox, Lindsay Anderson and Dirk Bogarde.
A look at London through the eyes of Roman Polanski (Repulsion) and Michelangelo Antonioni (Blow-Up) and the stars who worked with them.
James Bond explodes onto the screen and the combination of sex, drugs and violence in Performance makes it too dangerous to release.
