A fascinating trip around the side streets and back to backs of working-class cinema, exploring the British New Wave kitchen sink dramas of the 50s and 60s, such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, A Taste of Honey and This Sporting Life, to Kes, Quadrophenia and This is England.

From stuffy post-war stereotypes to more ethnically diverse work and female orientated films, this is an unflinching look at a gritty sub-genre and its constant clashesA fascinating trip around the side streets and back to backs of working-class cinema, exploring the British New Wave kitchen sink dramas of the 50s and 60s, such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, A Taste of Honey and This Sporting Life, to Kes, Quadrophenia and This is England. From stuffy post-war stereotypes to more ethnically diverse work and female orientated films, this is an unflinching look at a gritty sub-genre and its constant clashes with controversy, censorship and the establishment. If you're a fan of challenging, unforgettable British movies, this book is it, all the rest is propaganda. with controversy, censorship and the establishment. If you're a fan of challenging, unforgettable British movies, this book is it, all the rest is propaganda.