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Who is the Funny Cow?

Posted February 27, 2018March 24, 2018by Over Lord in Films

Once upon a time there was comedy that was for men only. That was in the 1970s in the North of England. The "Working Men's Club circuit". Not a place for a woman to be on stage. This is the…

Maxine Peake plays the gritty role of ‘Funny Cow’, a comedian who breaks through the glass ceiling of the all-male 1970s comedy circuit to rise to stardom. Set against the…

Happy 25th Anniversary BBC Films

Posted March 25, 2015March 25, 2015by Over Lord in Films

Amazing news from BBC Films. In their 25th year in helping the film industry. From Truly Madly Deeply to the forthcoming Mr Holmes, they have had an amazing quarter of century making 250 films. The main points for the next…

First pictures released of Alexandra Roach and Joe Cole in BBC real-time thriller Nightsleeper

Posted November 22, 2023November 22, 2023by Over Lord in TV

The BBC has released the first pictures of Nightsleeper, its upcoming real-time thriller about the hacking of a sleeper train travelling from Glasgow to London, and a government agency’s frantic efforts to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two…

See more of Peterloo

Posted October 13, 2018October 13, 2018by Over Lord in Films

ENTERTAINMENT ONE have launched a new poster & trailer for PETERLOO, the shocking true story of the 1819 Peterloo massacre. Not only that, we can also show you a brand new set of images as well. The trailer is quite…

Peterloo has a poster

Posted August 17, 2018August 17, 2018by Over Lord in Films

ENTERTAINMENT ONE have launched the official poster for PETERLOO, the shocking true story of the 1819 Peterloo massacre. The film artwork was unveiled in the centre of Manchester yesterday by actress Christine Bottomley, in collaboration with the Peterloo Memorial Campaign…

What happened at Peterloo

Posted July 25, 2018July 25, 2018by Over Lord in Films

Something that happened almost 200 years ago is becoming a Mike Leigh film. A riot that is still echoing down the ages because of the government response. Subdue the protesters with rifle fire! This is what happened one day in…

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and…

In the world of Anmaere, north of the city of Whithren, wild horses run through the moorlands and up the coast. These horses are the city's most valuable export, and…

Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power officially has a name and it hints at what’s to come.

Posted January 19, 2022March 20, 2023by Over Lord in TV

The television series' complete title was unveiled today, and the significance behind the subtitle will not be lost on J.R.R. Tolkien fans, foreshadowing an epic story that welds the major events of Tolkien's Second Age together: the forging of the…