June Watson – MRQE

Play for Today:: A Follower for Emily (TVE)

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Harry and Emily are two of the livelier residents of a London old people’s home. When they decide to get married, things prove less simple.

The Bike Thief

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

To the Rider his moped is everything. As a pizza delivery driver it is his livelihood. As a breadline straddling, immigrant father it is his familys anchor. It takes his wife to work. It gets his daughter to school. So when one night the moped is stolen, his world collapses. He has to get back his bike or replace it in whatever way possible, before his next shifts starts. If he fails, he wont just lose his job, he will lose it all. He tries to ask the few familiar faces for help in this unfamiliar, disorienting city. However, as he runs out of time and his options are wearing thin, his moral compass begins to crack and he grows more and more willing to forgo his conscience in order to save himself and his family.

Criminal

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Simon Willerton’s suicide in 1990 brought to six the number of young prisoners who hanged themselves in British prisons in just over six months. It prompted a public debate over conditions in remand prisons and Armley in particular, where overcrowding had reached such a level that prison officers refused to admit any new inmates. Simon faced a burglary charge over the theft of a hot-water bottle from an unoccupied flat. Less a hardened criminal than an immature, gawky teenager who never fitted in, Simon’s tragic death inspired writer Vincent O’Connell and director Corin Campbell-Hill to tell his story.

Wreckers

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A married couple move back to his childhood village to start a family but a surprise visit from the husband’s brother ignites sibling rivalry and exposes the lies embedded in the couple’s relationship.

The Last Yellow

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two losers try to lift themselves out of the mire by letting their fantasy world take over their lives.

Play for Today:: The Hallelujah Handshake (TVE)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A lonely young man longing to be accepted lies his way into a local church. The priest and his congregation soon begin to unravel his tales as his actions become versatile.