Synopsis
The documentary series charting the evolution of Britain's biggest movies takes a look at the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot. With contributions from Jamie Bell.
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Billy Elliot (2000)
Coming-of-age drama in which a northern lad from a mining community (Jamie Bell) opts for ballet rather than boxing and must convince his father of his ambitions as a dancer.
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Adaptation of controversial, award-winning novel by Melvin Burgess. Fourteen year old runaways Tar and Gemma become involved in crime, prostitution, heroin addiction.