The navigators

Resource Information

The work The navigators represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The navigators

Statement of responsibility

a Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduction and Tornasol/Alta Films production in association with Channel 4 ... Arte-Arte Cinema ... ; producer, Rebecca O'Brien ; screenplay by Rob Dawber ; director, Ken Loach

Creator

• Navigators (Motion picture : 2001)

Contributor

• Alta Films
• ArteCinema Film, Inc
• Channel Four (Great Britain)
• First Look Home Entertainment
• Parallax Pictures
• Road Movies Filmproduktion
• Tornasol Films
• Ackroyd, Barry
• Andrews, Dean, 1963-
• Aston, John
• Bates, Juliet
• Brown, Charlie
• Craig, Tom, 1962-
• Dawber, Rob, 1956-2001
• Duttine, Joe
• Eley, Mike
• Fenton, George
• Glenn, Sean
• Hughes, Theresa
• Huison, Steve, 1963-
• Johnson, Martin, 1939-2003
• Loach, Ken, 1936-
• Morris, Jonathon, 1960-
• O'Brien, Rebecca
• Tracey, Venn

Subject

• Drama
• England -- Yorkshire
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Privatization
• Privatization -- England | Yorkshire -- Drama
• Railroad stations
• Railroad stations -- Drama
• Railroad stations -- England | Yorkshire -- Drama
• Railroads -- Employees
• Railroads -- Employees -- Drama
• Railroads -- Employees | Pensions
• Railroads -- Employees | Pensions -- Drama
• Railroads -- England | Yorkshire -- Employees -- Drama
• Severance pay
• Severance pay -- Drama

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films

Language

eng

Summary

As big business takes hold of the rail industry, a local depot gang is forced to either adapt to the new managerial double-talk or take chances with receiving severance pay. Agreements set long ago are suddenly undermined by a new managing director who wipes the slate clean. Tensions mount when the men show up the the depot only to find there is no work for them

Awards note

BAFTA Awards, 2002: BAFTA TV Award - Best New Writer (Rob Dawber).

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photography, Mike Eley, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Theresa Hughes ; production designer, Martin Johnson

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for language and some sexuality

PerformerNote

Dean Andrews, Tom Craig, Joe Duttine, Sean Glenn, Steve Huison, Venn Tracey, John Aston, Juliet Bates, Charlie Brown

Runtime

95

Target audience

general

Technique

live action