- Loved Up
"Loved Up" was a
BBC drama for the "Love Bites" season of films, and was broadcast on 23 September1995 . The film was directed byPeter Cattaneo who later directed "The Full Monty " (1997) and "Lucky Break " (2001). It featuresDanny Dyer who subsequently starred in the1999 film, "Human Traffic ", which explored similar themes of clubbing and drug culture more ambiguously.The story revolves around Tom, played by
Ian Hart , who has meets Sarah (Lena Headey) in the cafe in which she works. She is quickly swept up in Tom's lifestyle, where she finds escape from her traumatic family life.The film follows her path into the world of
clubbing and ecstasy, her personal relationship with Tom and her growing family pressures. The film culminates with Sarah's mother's drink problem leading to an attempted suicide, and Sarah asking Tom for help by leaving him a vague answerphone message he does not receive in time. Sarah ends her relationship with Tom, and the film finishes with Tom popping another pill and dancing his troubles away.At the time of broadcast, the film was not well received by the UK clubbing community, as it was perceived that the storyline suggested that Lena's ills - especially the failure of her relationship with Tom - were a result of clubbing and ecstasy, rather than her pre-existing dysfunctional family background, and that generally her experiences were highly atypical compared to most clubbers.
A soundtrack to accompany the film was also produced and featured artists such as;
The Prodigy , Orbital andLeftfield .The film was released on
VHS in 1999, but is now deleted. As of September 2008, it has not been officially released onDVD by the BBC, however VHS to DVD conversions have been produced by licensed companies [http://www.lovefilm.com/product/22159-Loved-Up.html] [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Loved-Up-Lena-Headey/dp/B00004CZ0M] .Cast
Sarah -
Lena Headey Tom -
Ian Hart Danny - Charles Creed-Miles
Dez 1 - Clarence Smith
Ruth - Linda Basset
Karen - Milly Gregory
Dez 2 - Jason Isaacs
Cocker - Rick Warden
Ifti - Andrew Rajan
Donna - Sheila Whitfield
Ray - GLENISTER, Philip Glenister
Cab driver - Trevor Cooper
Nigel - Charles Edwards
Billy -
Danny Dyer Pat - Claire Sabre
Ron - David Aldous
First PC - Luke Williams
Second PC - Chris Jenkinson
Dozing raver - Gavin Hills
External links
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/725524/index.html "Loved Up" - BFI ScreenOnline]
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