A bold, ambitious and visually striking documentary series which tells the colourful and far-reaching story of modern British cinema. Decade by decade from 1960, it shows how cinema held a broken mirror up to society to reflect on the youth revolution of the 1960s, the grit of the 1970s, the social divide of the 1980s, the new hope of the 1990s and the social disillusionment of the 00s. The series also focuses on the outsiders and influencers whose work reflected what was actually happening in the regional and subcultural recess of the British psyche. Reel Britannia is a patchwork of brand-new exclusive interviews, archival interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. Featuring new new interviews from Terry Gilliam, Stephen Frears, Hanif Kureishi, Mike Newell, Ken Loach, Simon Beaufoy, David Leland, Mike Leigh, Terence Davies, David Puttnam, Steve Woolley, Sally Potter, Gurinder Chadha & Edgar Wright.
