British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

Oi for England's Green and Pleasant Land

Synopsis

This documentary explores the stage version of Trevor Griffiths' seminal 1982 television play, 'Oi For England', for the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. Looking back to an extensive tour of Inner London community centres before a sell-out run at the Court, it asks: Can theatre or the arts make a difference?

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
44 mins 55 secs
Format
DIGITAL HDV/ CANNON/ LUMIX 1920 x1080
Director
Robin Hayter
Producer
Robin Hayter
Co-Producer
John Carnell. Martin Austin, Mark Manners
Executive Producer
Antonia Bird
Editor
Eddie Knight
Screenwriter
Robin Hayter
Director of Photography
Mike Nicholls, Lilian Simonsson, Tom Brass, Piotr Dorosz
Sound
Piotr Dorosz
Composer
Andy Roberts and The Band
Principal cast
Paul McGann, Robin Hayter, Dorian Healy, Peter Lovstrom, Paul Moriarty, Beverley Martin, Antonia Bird
Also features interviews with
Trevor Griffiths, Andy Roberts, Alan Gilbey and Micky Geggus

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Perfect Pitch Productions

Flat 4, 8 Jameson Rd
Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex
TN40 1EJ

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Director: David Borenstein (director), Pavel Talankin (co-director)

Year: 2025

A Russian teacher secretly documents his small town school's transformation into a war recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion, revealing the ethical dilemmas educators face amid propaganda and militarization. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection CPH DOX 2025 Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2025 BAFTA Awards 2026 - Winner - Best Documentary Academy Awards 2026 - Winner - Best Documentary Feature

History Human Rights War
A Few Moments of Happiness (Quelques instants de bonheur) A Few Moments of Happiness (Quelques instants de bonheur)

Director: Shaden Safieddine Tazi

Year: 2026

A young Lebanese filmmaker in Paris watches Lebanon's war unfold on her phone from bed. In a state of paralysis, barely able to get out of bed, she calls her father everyday and begins recording her digital life. Using screen recordings, family voices, and silences, the film intimately portrays a generation witnessing their homeland's destruction remotely. Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2026 - World premiere

Test Track (Tesztpálya) Test Track (Tesztpálya)

Director: Lydia Cornett

Year: 2026

At dawn in Western Hungary, 14-year-old Hunor and his family use greyhounds to clear wildlife from ZalaZONE, a cutting-edge autonomous vehicle test track. Their traditional methods serve an increasingly militarized future. Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2026 - World premiere