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Video Nasty

Video Nasty

Synopsis

Dublin 1985. Teenager Billy is cultivating an obsession: he’s tracking down VHS tapes of films branded 'Video Nasties' – The video nasty ruckus was fuelled in the early days of home video by conservative activist Mary Whitehouse, concerned about the harmful influence of certain horror films deemed 'extreme'.
Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
TV / Episodic
Running time
180 min (6 x 30 min)
Format
TV Series
Director
Christopher Smith, Megan K. Fox
Producer
Julie Baines
Editor
Ben Whitehead, Malcolm Moloney
Screenwriter
Hugh Travers
Director of Photography
Eleanor Bowman, Burschi Wojnar
Production Designer
Tara O'Reilly
Composer
Die Hexen
Principal cast
Justin Daniels Anene, Cal O'Driscoll, Leia Murphy, Simone Kirby, Valarie O’Connor, Declan Rodgers

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Production Status

Production Company

Ireland, UK, Germany co-production

Deadpan Pictures (IE), BBC Northern Ireland (UK), BBC Three (UK), Boat Rocker Studios (CA), Coimisiún na Meán (IE), Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland (IE), Norddeutscher Rundfunk [NDR] [DE], Northern Ireland Screen (UK), Südwestrundfunk [SWR] (DE), Virgin Media Television (IE), Westdeutscher Rundfunk [WDR] (DE)

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