Nerys Hughes Movies

Swing is the story of working-class friends who escape their bleak Liverpool lives to launch a swing band. Martin (Hugo Speer) spends two years in jail for his brother. When he gets out, he is handed two years of unopened love letters and a piece of advice: get a job or end up back in jail. Nothing much has changed back home during his absence. His sax-playing cell-mate Jack is the only sage person to guide him. Martin decides to start his own band. He recruits bassist Buddy, a skirt-chasing football star and drummer, and Oi, an ex-skinhead. The brass section is made up of barflies who owe his dad a favor. But one person who can lead the band to success is the beautiful singer Joan (Lisa Stansfield), the love of Martin's life who is now married to Martin's arresting officer and is not sure if the band is another one of Martin's hopeless dreams. Martin convinces everyone that the dream is worth fighting for. Despite a raid by Joan's jealous husband, the band's gig is a success and a recording contract is on its way. Then the police find out that Martin's brother backed the band with stolen money. Martin is back in jail, but this time when he comes out, he has Jack with him and Joan is waiting with the whole band to start again. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the four-part story "Kinda," the TARDIS and an expeditionary earth vessel have both landed on the outwardly tranquil jungle planet of Deva Loka. While helping the Doctor (Peter Davison) explore the planet, Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) falls under the evil spell of a malignant force known as the Mara. Written by Christopher Bailey, "Kinda, Episode 2" originally aired on February 2, 1982. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of the four-part story "Kinda," the Doctor (Peter Davison) is among the visitors to the planet Deva Loka who have fallen under the evil spell of a malignant telepathic force known as the Mara. His desperate efforts to free himself, his colleagues, and the native Kinda tribe are dramatically played out amidst a Welles-ian circle of mirrors. Written by Christopher Bailey, "Kinda, Episode 4" originally aired on February 9, 1982. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actually there were two young men in this BBC1 miniseries, played by Victor Henry and Richard Moore. A pair of Northern lads, our heroes head down to London to start life anew, and in the process endure a liberal education in the School of Hard Knocks. The six 45-minute episodes of Diary of a Young Man originally aired in England from August 8 to September 12, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide