Shane Meadows – MRQE

Small Time (1996/II)

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

Follows a gang of small time crooks in an English town. Malc is in danger of losing his girlfriend Kate if he doesn’t spend more time at home and the gang leader Jumbo looks like he is about to lose control.

“Gallows Pole, The”

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Set against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, the drama follows David Hartley as he assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a revolutionary criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history.

The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

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

A documentary about the English alternative rock band, The Stone Roses. Meadows interweaves archive film, intimate behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen material, delivering the definitive account of the band and their music. He was also granted unprecedented access to their rehearsals for the summer 2012 Manchester concerts. A momentous occasion in modern music, these were the first gigs performed by The Stone Roses in 16 years.

Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

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

An improvised comedy, shot over five days by Shane Meadows, devised with and starring Paddy Considine. Rock roadie and failed musician, Le Donk has lived, loved and learned. Along the way he’s lost a girlfriend but he has found a new sidekick in up-and-coming rap prodigy Scor-zay-zee. With Meadows’ fly-on-the-wall crew in tow, Donk sets out to make Scor-zay-zee a star…

Somers Town

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

Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello) lives in the district of Somers Town, between King’s Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.

The Stairwell

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

Very short film from director Shane Meadows, filmed on a mobile phone and was made to promote the NOKIA Shorts competition.

Dead Man’s Shoes

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

A soldier returns home to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his dimwitted brother while he was away.

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

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

Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn’t been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.

Where’s the Money, Ronnie?

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

Shane Meadows debut short (in which he also acts) is Rashomon by way of Tarantino. Four guys, interviewed by the police, give different accounts of an armed robbery.