Movie Connections

Movie Connections
Format	Documentary
Narrated by	Ashley Jensen
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer(s)	BBC Scotland
Running time	40 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	10 September 2007 (2007-09-10) – present

Movie Connections is a BBC One documentary series which looks at the stories behind the production of popular British films, showing how they tie in with the production of other movies (hence the name). The shows feature interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject film, as well as classic footage.

The series follows Comedy Connections (2003) and Drama Connections (2005), which used the same format to look at the history of popular television comedies and dramas respectively.

The series consist of eight episodes each, all of which are narrated by Ashley Jensen.

Shows examined so far

Series one (2007)

1. Four Weddings and a Funeral (10 September)
2. The Commitments (17 September)
3. Billy Elliot (24 September)
4. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1 October)
5. Bend It Like Beckham (8 October)
6. Shakespeare in Love (15 October)
7. Brassed Off (22 October)
8. Gregory's Girl (5 November)

Series two (2009)

1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (7 January)
2. Summer Holiday (14 January)
3. Sliding Doors (21 January)
4. Trainspotting (26 January)
5. Shirley Valentine (4 February)
6. Buster (11 February)
7. Local Hero (18 February)
8. Calendar Girls (25 February)

External links

• Movie Connections at the Internet Movie Database